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A few things we can offer assistance with are: General enquiries Filing of applications Successions Whānau Trust Ahu Whenua Trusts Māori Reservations Māori Incorporations Partitions Occupations Trustee training on request For further information or to make a booking please contact the office on (03) 962 4900 or mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

A few things we can offer assistance with are: General enquiries Filing of applications Successions Whānau Trust Ahu Whenua Trusts Māori Reservations Māori Incorporations Partitions Occupations Trustee training on request For further information or to make a booking please contact the office on (03) 962 4900 or mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4.00pm, 9 January 2026.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

If you wish to appear you should contact the Court and file a Notice of Intention to Appear on Form 5 and serve a copy on the applicant.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-4-Notice-application.pdf (128 kb)

Any person appearing in the Māori Land Court, or in any court in New Zealand, can speak or file written documents in te reo Māori as a right under the Māori Language Act 2016.

Located in:  Māori land Legal terms

  Why  and how  the Rules are changing   The Rules set out how the Court   operates   –   including what the Court and Registrar s   must do, and what applicants and other parties need to do when filing applications and documents.   As part of changes ,   it was recognised that amendments were   needed   to update and modernise them, specifically to provide for matters arising from new   jurisdic...

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Normally, this will be your file “Downloads” folder. Locate and open report

Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)

Pātaka Whenua gives you the ability to search and access Māori land information, submit an enquiry and file a Court application from anywhere at any time.

Located in:  Māori land

Contact Phone Number(s): Home: Work: Mobile: Email Address: NOTE: (1) Where email addresses are given these may be used as a means of notice and service; and (2) As well as filing this notice in the Court, you must also send a copy to the applicant.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-5-Notice-appear.pdf (122 kb)

The next steps will cover the processing stages and file downloading. Step 3 At the top of the ownership information page, a green confirmation bar will appear confirming the request for the report has been submitted and displays a reference code for the request.

How-do-I-user-guides/Download-an-ownership-details-report-v1-3.pdf (964 kb)