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Te ū Adherence You must act lawfully and for a: Māori land trust, you must act in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of the trust order Māori Incorporation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994 Māori Reservation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994 Tōkeketanga Impartiality You must be impartial in your approach and treat all beneficiaries with t...

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Ngā Karere News 1 September 2025 | News He uiuinga whānui mā ngā kaiwhakamahi o Pātaka Whenua 2025 Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) – Court User Survey We want to hear about your experience using Pātaka Whenua and your views on how it's working for you. 28 August 2025 | News Ngā ara ture hou mā ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori i raro i te ture hou New legal pathways for Māori landowners under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 New legislation allows Māori...

On 14 December 2022, the Māori Land Court issued its first fully bilingual judgment in both te reo Māori and English.

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Waiariki PĀNUI 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 A Special Sitting At Rotorua Māori Land Court, 1143 Haupapa Street, Hauora House, Rotorua Friday 1 September 2023 Judge T M Wara Presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SSep2/1 09:30 AM AP-2023000003073 19/93 Dorothy Maud Hayes, Tui Edwards...

Documents/Panui/SSep2-Opape-1A15A-and-1A15B2-injunction-1-Sept-2023-TMW.pdf (102 kb)

The Honourable Willie Jackson, Minister for Māori Development made a formal announcement on 22 March 2023:   New appointment to Māori Land Court bench | Beehive.govt.nz My congratulations, and congratulations on behalf of the Māori Land Court, to Judge Thomas.

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Aotea PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Whanganui (In-Person & Zoom) Māori Land Court Ingestre Chambers 74 Ingestre Street Whanganui Tuesday 8 August 2023 Judge A H C Warren PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SAug8/1 10:00AM AP-20230000030707 AP-202300000...

Documents/Panui/Rakato-B-AP-30707-Special-Panui.docx.pdf (88 kb)

The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Lot 26 Reserve 873 (199 Tuahiwi Rd) Date: Thursday, 27 February Time: 10 am Venue: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Kaupapa: Clean up notice from Waimakariri District Council Agree on next steps Vote on whether to form an ahu whenua trust, or alternative options for managing the whenua in future.

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Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all interested parties about the following hui.

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If you have a current application in the Māori Land Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can ask for your application to be put on hold while you attempt to settle the dispute outside of court.

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