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
You can submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua. You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te TureWhenuaMāoriAct 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land.
The MLC operates under the provisions of Te TureWhenuaMāoriAct 1993 (‘the Act’).
Gathering information
If you need help to complete your application, you can call,
email or visit an MLC office.
The appointment of Dr Ruakere Hond as a Pūkenga to assist the court, under s 32A of Te TureWhenuaMāoriAct 1993, provided the level of care required in the matter and one the Court is extremely grateful for.
She holds a LLM from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, and in 2023 received her PhD at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi for her thesis "Ko te mana te utu: Narratives of sovereignty, law, and tribal citizenship in the Pōtikirua ki te Toka-a-Taiau District".
The location information for the office of the incorporation is held in accordance with section 279(2)(d) of Te TureWhenuaMāoriAct 1993.
The location information for the office of the incorporaiton has been included in this release under the authority of section 279(4) of Te TureWhenuaMāoriAct 1993.
This practice note applies to the appointment, engagement and payment of the fees of
any lawyer1 per ss 70(3), 98(3) and 98(9)(c) of Te TureWhenuaMāoriAct 1993 (Act) out
of the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund (Special Aid Fund).
2.
S315 - masters
APPLICATION FOR AN EASEMENT
Te TureWhenuaMaoriAct 1993, Section 315
In the Maori Land 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 Maori Land on or after 1...
The location information for the office of the incorporation is held in accordance with section 279(2)(d) of Te TureWhenuaMāoriAct 1993.
The location information for the office of the incorporaiton has been included in this release under the authority of section 279(4) of Te TureWhenuaMāoriAct 1993.