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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
Ākuhata | August 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of June 2026, are hereby notified,
pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and
have yet to be determined or set down for inqui...
Rapu mā te kaipupuri whenua
Search by landowner
You can search for whenua that you have an interest in to learn more about the whakapapa of the whenua and the whānau.
He whānui ā rātou ratonga e whai take nei ki te
pupuri tonu, ki te whakamahi, ki te whakawhanake
anō hoki i te whenua Māori hei taonga tuku iho
mō ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori me ō rātou
whānau, ō rātou hapū me ngā uri whakaheke.
APPLICATION FEE
Due to the nature of these applications, and in terms of the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and
also in recognition of the provisions of Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, the Registrar for Te Waipounamu District
has approved a waiver of filing fees for applications filed on this form.
Tō Mātou Koronga
Ko tō mātou koronga ko te whakatairanga me te
whai huarahi kia noho whenua Māori tonu te
whenua i raro i te mana o te Māori, ko te tautoko
hoki i ngā kaipupuri whenua ki te whakamahi,
ki te whakanoho, me te whakawhanake i ō rātou
whenua kia puta ai ngā hua ki te katoa o ngā
kaipupuri, ō rātou whānau, hapū anō hoki.
If there is a disagreement about access to the land, there are provisions for an internal review, and for the water service provider or the landowner to appeal to the Māori Land Court.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land
and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land
Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water
infrastructure.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori
land and water service providers to appeal to the
Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori
land for water infrastructure.
