OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office: Office of the Chief Registrar
Address: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington
Mailing address: DX Box 11203, Wellington
Phone: 04 914 3102
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
Office hours: Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono...
Please include as much information as possible in your enquiry. Names of whānau, trusts, and whenua and related documents make it easier for us to complete research and provide a quality response.
Kei te noho Te Puna Manawa
Whenua, te Pukapuka Pae a Te Kooti Whenua
Māori hei tohutoro mō te ture whenua Māori me
ngā whakatau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māoriland
and water service providers to appeal to the MāoriLand
Court over decisions about access to Māoriland for water
infrastructure.
The Act also allows for appeals to the Māori Appellate
Court in relation to decisions of the MāoriLand Court
around access to Māoriland for water infrastructure.
All applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in
which some of all of the land is located
Fee: $24.00
If there is insufficient room on the form to provide the required infomation you should continue your application on a separate
sheet of paper
MĀORILAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application mat be lodged with the Registrar at your local MāoriLand Court office
Office use:
Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED
Dated: ............
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māoriland.
Page 2 For more information visit www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 4A
Te Kooti Whenua Māori o Aotearoa
The MāoriLand Court of New Zealand
Please select the name of the MāoriLand Court district in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
S315 - masters
APPLICATION FOR AN EASEMENT
Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Section 315
In the MaoriLand 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 MaoriLand...