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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
October 2025
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 13th of August 2025, 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...
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownershipof structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, acces...
Protected Objects Act 1975
The Protected Objects Act 1975 has the power to determine ownershipof any taonga tūturu found anywhere in Aotearoa New Zealand or within the territorial waters of New Zealand.
To stop or close an existing roadway, written consent must be obtained from:
the Minister of Transport, and
the local council.
Landowners or representatives of the New Zealand Transport Agency or local council can apply for the returned ownershipof a closed or stopped road to the original landowners.
Prior to its integration into the Department for Courts
and Ministry of Justice, the Māori Land Court was
part of a section within the Department of Māori
Affairs (often referred to as the court section).
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
August 2022
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 15th of June 2022, 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...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
July 2022
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 11th of May 2022, 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...
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
December 2022
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 12th of October 2022, 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 hav...
