ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz MAY | HARATUA 2024 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court.
Like the Ministry, our purpose is to deliver people-centred services to provide access to justice for all.
Steve has held multiple roles within the Court, including as a case manager, team leader, district manager, Principal Liaison Officer and Service Manager, before being appointed as the Chief Registrar of the Māori Land Court in February 2021. With changes to the role of the Chief Registrar, Steve is now responsible for exercising statutory powers in accordance with the applicable Act, providing technical advice relating to Court processes and procedures and supportin...
An application for judicial review must be submitted to the High Court of New Zealand, not the Māori Land Court.
However, this can be a lengthy process and you may have to pay compensation to the landowner for access across their private land.
Also, make sure you have one or two questions to ask us at the interview – we want this to be a two-way process.
Your application will not be processed until request to waive/reduce/refund the fee has been approved.
Māori land can be brought together or divided among its owners in several ways to be managed, developed, or used.
In your application you’ll need to provide: written consents of the trustees written consents of the beneficiaries evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māori land
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 31 August 2022 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 31 August 2022, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of applications to the Chief Judge of Māori Land Cou...
