OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Office of the Chief Registrar / Māori Appellate Court
Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
Mailing address DX Box SX11203, 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 Pīra
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā t...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI - INFORMATION SEMINARS
Venue: 1 Trading Place, Henderson
Tuesday 9 June 2026 | Tuesday 14 July 2026
❖ Succession and Whānau Trusts
10.00 AM
❖ Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
1.00 PM
Tuesday 23 June 2026 | Tuesday 28 July 2026
❖ Ahu Whenua Trust Set Up and Trust Applications
10.00 AM
❖ Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
1.00 PM
The objectives of these seminars are to -
1.
WAIARIKI
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Waiariki Māori Land Court
Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010
Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua
Phone Office 07 921 7402
Email Office mlcwaiariki@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...
Where general land is owned by more than one person, it is deemed to be
held by them jointly unless the title states otherwise.
14. The directions, in legal form, for the distribution of one’s property after death.
15.
Our judges are appointed by warrant issued by the Governor-General of New Zealand. A total of 14 judges can be appointed.
To become a Māori Land Court judge, an individual must meet the following requirements:
they have knowledge and experience of te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi
they have held a practising certificate as a barrister or solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand for at least 7 years, and
they are not older than 70.
Full names of children adopted in:________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
Full names of children adopted out:_______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________________
14. Did the deceased have whāngai? Yes/No*
If yes, go to question 15.
They identified13 the potential for a Tiriti model
based around ‘spheres of influence’ which is reflected below14.
11 McCully Matiu and Margaret Mutu Te Whānau Moana, Ngā Kaupapa me ngā Tikanga: Customs and Protocols (Reed,
Auckland, 2003), p169.
12 See discussion in Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi | Waitangi Tribunal He Whakaputanga me te Tiriti | The
Declaration and the Treaty: The Report on Stage 1 of the Te Paparahi o Te Raki Inquiry (Wai 1040, 2014) at 524;
Carwyn Jon...
