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1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington June 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of April 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...

Documents/Panui/June-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-v2.pdf (586 kb)

Section 455 of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 provides the Māori Land Court with the jurisdiction to identify successors and successors’ interests in SILNA lands.

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Now, landowners and other court users can choose to resolve disputes related to Māori land through a free tikanga-based dispute resolution service provided by the Māori Land Court.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)

Recently the New Plymouth District Council commenced “abandoned land” proceedings to sell the land to settle outstanding rates.

Documents/Landowner-notices/NOTICE-OF-HUI-OF-DESCENDANTS-OF-MARY-NAERA.pdf (135 kb)

The Act now clarifies that Māori Land Court judges will follow the tikanga of the hapū or iwi associated with the land being succeeded to when deciding whether whāngai can succeed to a land interest.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP12 10:00 AM AP-20240000005811 113/93 118/93 Mahena Brown Jamie Brown He tauatanga ki a Jane Brown Succeed to the Māori land interests of Jane Brown SP13 10:05 AM AP-20240000012361 113/93 118/93 Haimona Perawiti He tauatanga ki a Lewis Perawiti Succeed to the Māori land interests of Lewis Perawiti also known as Lou Perawiti or Nerehana Ruerena Ranapiri or Nerehana Rueana Perawiti or Nerehana Perawiti SP14 10:...

Documents/Panui/37.-Special-Aotea-17-December-2024.pdf (159 kb)

During your journey with the Māori Land Court, you will hear and see many legal terms.

Located in:  Māori land Legal terms

S315 - masters APPLICATION FOR AN EASEMENT Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Section 315 In the Maori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District APPLICATION is hereby made for an easement laying out access as shown on the plan filed herewith over the land known as being: (a) Maori freehold land; or (b) European land that ceased to be Maori Land on or after 15 December 191...

Uploads/S315-Appln-for-an-Easement.pdf (11 kb)

Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when: • it has been notified according to Māori Land Court Rules; and • it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National Pānui; and • no one has objected to the application.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Simple-and-uncontested-succession-applications-web-version.pdf (183 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20240000005811 113/93 118/93 Mahena Brown Jamie Brown He tauatanga ki a Jane Brown Succeed to the Māori land interests of Jane Brown SP2 10:05 AM AP-20240000012361 113/93 118/93 Haimona Perawiti He tauatanga ki a Lewis Perawiti Succeed to the Māori land interests of Lewis Perawiti also known as Lou Perawiti or Nerehana Ruerena Ranapiri or Nerehana Rueana Perawiti or Nerehana Perawiti SP3 10:10 AM AP-20...

Documents/Panui/27.-Special-Aotea-28-January-2025.pdf (158 kb)