There some 29 separate claimants and claimant groups, some laying claim to the whole of the island and others only to sections of it, mostly representing sections or hapū of Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Uenukukōpako, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, and Ngāti Rangiteaorere.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Prior to its integration into the Department for Courts and Ministry of Justice, the Māori Land Court was part of a section within the Department of Māori Affairs (often referred to as the court section).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Each district office is made up of a variety of roles and positions to support the operations of the court.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Ki ngā kiritaki ā-Iwi, ā-Hapū hoki. Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Rangitihi, Ngāti Mākino, Waitaha, Ngāti Tūwharetoa, Ngāti Māhanga, Ngāti Kaharau, Ngāti Hau, Poutama.
The whenua has historic connections to Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Rārua and Ngāti Tama who settled in the area following the hekenga of the early nineteenth century.
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 31 May 2022 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 31 May 2022, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of applications to the Chief Judge of Māori Land Co...
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 31 August 2022 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 31 August 2022, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of applications to the Chief Judge of Māori L...
The reach of this concept does not stop at the boundaries of what we might call law, or even for that matter, human relationships.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 12:00 PM AP-2024000013666 67/93 236/93 237/93 238/93 240/93 Tarina MacDonald, Glen Skipper, and Rangi Kipa Ngāti Tawhirikura Hapū Charitable Trust - Judicial conference, enforcement of obligations of trust and removal of trustees At Whanganui | Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers, 74 Ingestre Street, Whanganui Thursday 20 February 2025 Judge A H C Warren presiding Join Via Zoom | Meeting ID: 811 2489 9982 Ap...
Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-National-March-2025.pdf (1.8 mb)
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 28 February 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 28 February 2023, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of applications to the Chief Judge of Māo...
