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You may attend the Court when the application is heard so that you can be heard on the application.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-52A-Notice-of-application-to-respondent-under-Family-Protection-Act-1955-or-Law-Reform-Act-1949.pdf (197 kb)

AP-20240000009808 238/93 Rule 6.28/2011 Scott Wirihana- Tawake Ngati Pourua Trust - Enforcement of obligations of trust 79.

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-June-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)

To help us accurately record the kōrero, please move to the front of the court room when speaking and speak as clearly as possible.

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This certification should be filed with an application for succession (when grant of administration held) on form 21, and replaces Schedule 1 of that form.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (85 kb)

I cast my memory back to a hui of the Māori Law Society that was held not far from here, in Waitangi in 2015, when Sir Justice Joe Williams posed the question to the Society, Can you see the island?

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The Ministry’s Customer Charter sets out what people can expect when they interact with us. View our Customer Charter There are some complaints we can't help with Please note there are some complaints we cannot deal with.

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Tēnā koe. Use this form when you want to apply for an out of court tikanga-based dispute resolution service to help resolve issues concerning Māori land.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-4A-Application-for-Mediation.pdf (534 kb)

How safe did you feel when visiting our court buildings? Very 65, 30% Neither poor nor good 33, 15% Don’t Know 33, 15% Good 66, 31% No 46, 21% Don’t know 56, 26% Yes 112, 52% Neither poor nor good 41, 19% Poor 34, 16% Good 51, 23% Very Good 39, 18%Very Poor 49, 23% Very Good 70, 32% Moderately 52, 24% Somewhat 35, 16% Don’t know 41, 19% Not at all 22, 10% Not safe at all, 6, 3% A little unsafe, 11, 5% Refuse to Answer, 2, 1% Don’t know 36, 16% Moderately Safe 6...

Documents/Misc/MLC-User-Survey-2025-Infographic-V5-Te-Reo-Headings.pdf (372 kb)

Apply online Download the application form Te tono ki te tohu i tētahi mema hou o te komiti (utu tāpae $228) Apply to appoint a new committee member (filing fee $228) When a vacancy in the committee remains unfilled following an annual general meeting or special general meeting (SGM), any shareholder can apply to appoint a new member.

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The above statistics in themselves highlight the significant challenges that exist for Māori land owners in attempting to manage and administer their land. When one adds to the mix the underlying principles of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 – namely of land retention and land utilisation, in effect two competing principles – then the challenges facing Māori land owners and the Māori Land Court can be quite difficult.

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