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As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land. The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.

Te rautaki Ao Māori A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Ngā Kupu Māori mō te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi ����������������� acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai acting impartially mahi i runga i te tōkeke active (as in inqu...

Documents/Articles/MLC-Purongo-a-tau-te-reo-printer-version.pdf (16 mb)

• at the time of the application is: [state number]: • sought in the application is: [state number]: 4.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (299 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 2:00 PM AP-20230000022869 (A20210011162) 165/93 Tina Tia Pokaia and Azaria Rutherford Raurangi Pokaia – Vesting interests held by Executors

Documents/Panui/28.-Aotea-5-August-2025.pdf (165 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP11 9:15 AM AP-20230000022869 (A20210011162) 165/93 Tina Tia Pokaia and Azaria Rutherford Raurangi Pokaia – Vesting interests held by Executors

Documents/Panui/27.-Aotea-1-September-2025.pdf (121 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 11:00 AM AP-20240000011846 237/93 Lake Taupō Forest Trust Lake Taupō Forest Trust and Tauranga Taupō 2B1B Block - Seeking Directions from the Court SP8 11:00 AM AP-20230000029609 241/93 Jacqueline Gates Lake Taupo Forest Trust - Partial termination of trust in respect of Hautu 1B1B2B1E1 block SP9 11:00 AM AP-20250000001570 241/93 242/93 Aroha French He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga whenua atu...

Documents/Panui/31.-Aotea-8-September-2025.pdf (127 kb)

TAIRĀWHITI PĀNUI Contact Details Office Tairāwhiti Address 37 Gladstone Road Mailing address DX Box: PX10106, Gisborne Phone 06 869 0370 Email mcltairawhiti@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 wil...

Documents/Panui/12.-Tairawhiti-2-December-2025.pdf (138 kb)

Consider the disbursement of monies held over from the accumulated carryover lease fees. 4.

Documents/Landowner-notices/2.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (249 kb)

Where required, information provided in this application will be included in resulting orders of the Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (182 kb)

To enable the Court to make a determination about your suitability as a trustee, please supply the following information (if relevant): a) I am a current or past trustee on other trusts or am or was a member of other organisations, namely: Name of Trust/Committee Position held b) I have the following relevant work or other experience; e.g kaumātua associated with the land or reservation: Place of work Position or responsibilities Page 3 For more information visit www.māorilandcour...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (311 kb)