Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
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 a muri ake -
Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whangarei
Via AVL (https://meet.rcvideo.net): Meeting ID: 8430024 | Passcode: 72618
Friday 28 March 2025
Judge T K T A R Williams, Presiding
PĀNUI NO. TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 10 9:30 AM AP-20240000003995 118(6)/93
242/93
Desireah Tere
N...
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
a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers, 74 Ingestre Street, Whanganui
Join Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 879 6913 4540
Tuesday 22 April 2025
Judge A H C Warren Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 2 10:00 AM AP-20240000004462 113/93
118/9...
You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (transfers of shares in Māo...
If you have a current application before the Court, you will need to email your details to MLC.Trustee.Training@justice.govt.nz to ensure you complete the training before your Court hearing.
Ensure that your device is muted when you join the hearing, as you may join while another application is still being heard. Please wait until your application is announced to unmute yourself, confirm that you’re present, and let the court know if any other people are present with you.
As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land. The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.
At the same time he has managed to continue to enjoy some sporting success in rugby, as well as being selected to play for the NZ Touch Barbarians Masters team winning the Oceania Championship in Fiji in 2013 and also playing rugby for Ponsonby in the World Masters tournament in 2017 where the team won a Gold medal.
Ngā Pānui Mai i Te Whakamāene – Special Applications
The earlier part of the reporting year saw a team focus on progressing new applications to
Court in a timely fashion in conjunction with progressing our oldest on hand applications (being
those applications on the team filed in 2013 or earlier).
Other pieces of legislation a trust and trustees may have to follow include:
Privacy Act
Resource Management Act
Health and Safety at Work Act
Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 Trustee training
We offer regular and free training in person and online to help trustees better understand their duties, legal obligations, and how to run trusts successfully. You can attend a session if you are a newly appointed trustee, if you are thinking about becoming a trustee,...