Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
If an owner of Māori freehold land in multiple ownership has paid more than their share of water services changes, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a “charging order” to recover the excess amount paid.
For more information, see our Factsheet - Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025.
Any member of the preferred class of alienee who wishes to submit a tender for the purchase of the said land can do so by contacting the vendors solicitor, being:
Paula J Wilson Henderson Reeves 96 Bank Street Whangārei Email: paulawilson@hendersonreeves.co.nz Tel: 09-430-4350
If no notice is filed by the date set out above, the Court may proceed to consider the proposed application for alienation of the land.
Further information about the application may be obtained from the Taitoke...
We invite you as owners in
these blocks to bring your whakaaro and kōrero on the health and development of these parts of
our whenua that sit alongside Te Awa Tupua.
Further information can be obtained from Oliver Bailey, Case Manager, Māori Land Court on email
oliver.bailey@justice.govt.nz or telephone 06 348 0651.
Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Registered User Guide
Date produced: 15 August 2023
Last modified: 13 December 2023
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Registered User Guide
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Being a registered user means you can:
• Create and submit applications online
• Save and return to your incomplete applications
• Track progress on your applications
• Pay filing fees
• Submit enquiries
• Receive notifications on your applications and enquiries from the court
• Update...
Contact a Māori Land Court offices for further information
about building on Māori land.
For office contact details, go to
www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
To download a form from our website, go to
www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply/fees-and-forms
Also contact Te Puni Kōkiri to understand support and
funding for Māori housing initiatives.
In Pātaka Whenua, you can find information about your whenua, search the court record, make an application or enquiry online and pay the application filing fee.
It is important to include all relevant information for your
application to be assessed as ‘simple’, so complete the
application form carefully and completely.
It is important to include all relevant information in your
application.
You will also need to provide evidence you have notified
beneficiaries or owners and have any consents to the
application that are required.
