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
...Phone 07-957 7880
Email mlcwaikato@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 a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Court Sitting
The following special sitting will be held
Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 891 0817 9381 | Passcode: 851252
Tuesday, 23 September 2025
Judge A M Thomas presid...
...the following criteria when appointing a lawyer on the Court’s
own motion:
9.1 The level of legal experience appropriate for the appointment based on the nature
of the proceedings;
9.2 The level of knowledge and experience of te reo Māori, tikanga and Te Tiriti o
Waitangi; and
9.3 The level of experience in dealing with Māori Land Court matters, with Māori
clients and related legal issues.
10.
Ko te tikanga o te paneke ko te ‘hipa’, ‘whakahipa’ rānei, ā, he kupu tēnei ka whakamahia mō ngā ratonga Kooti Whenua Māori kei waho i ngā tari ā-rohe.
Ko te tikanga o te paneke ko te ‘hipa’, ‘whakahipa’ rānei, ā, he kupu tēnei ka whakamahia mō ngā ratonga Kooti Whenua Māori kei waho i ngā tari ā-rohe.
...Phone 03 962 4900
Email mlctewaipounamu@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 a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Court Sitting
The following special sitting will be held
At Chatham Islands | Ministry of Justice, District Court, Waitangi-Tuku Road, Chatham Islands
Via Zoom – Meeti...
These people can be:
• the owner’s children or direct descendants
• any whanaunga of the owner who, in
accordance with tikanga Māori 9, are
associated with the land
• the other beneficial owners 10 of shares in
the same land who are members of the
hapū associated with that land
• the trustees for any of the people referred
to above
• anyone descended from a former owner
of the land who is, or was, a member of
the hapū associated with that land.
These people can be:
• the owner’s children or direct descendants
• any whanaunga of the owner who, in
accordance with tikanga Māori 9, are
associated with the land
• the other beneficial owners 10 of shares in
the same land who are members of the
hapū associated with that land
• the trustees for any of the people referred
to above
• anyone descended from a former owner
of the land who is, or was, a member of
the hapū associated with that land.
These people can be:
• the owner’s children or direct descendants
• any whanaunga of the owner who, in
accordance with tikanga Māori 9, are
associated with the land
• the other beneficial owners 10 of shares in
the same land who are members of the
hapū associated with that land
• the trustees for any of the people referred
to above
• anyone descended from a former owner
of the land who is, or was, a member of
the hapū associated with that land.
...pānuitanga o te kēhi
Ka tukua ki te kaituku tono he pānui mō te
wā, te rā, me te wāhi ka tū te kooti mō te
keehi (e tonoa atu ana ki te kāinga kua tuhia
nei i roto i te pānui tono) rua wiki te roa i
mua atu i te whakawānga o tēnei take.
Ngā tikanga whakahaere o te Kooti
Me haere tika te kaituku tono ki te
kaiwhakahaere o ngā take kooti, arā te
kaiwhakapae, kia mōhio ai te kooti kua tae
mai te kaituku tono.
