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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 a...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)

In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-incorporations-web-version.pdf (63 kb)

Te Puna Manawa Whenua is written by Māori Land Court judges. It is overseen by a judicial editing komiti, comprised of Māori Land Court judges, supported by legal research counsel from the Māori Land Court.

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Māori Land Court fees are increasing from 1 July 2025.

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Any final terms of trust are subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court in accordance with sections 214 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 5.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Template-Comprehensive-Whanau-Trust-Order-Final-Version-30-June-2020.pdf (237 kb)

TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI | MĀORI LAND COURT Te wāhi: Gisborne Te hunga kooti i reira: Present W W Isaac, Te Kaiwhakawā T Hepi, Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 28 Mei 2025 Te nama o te pānui: Pānui Number Chambers Te nama o te tono: Application number AP-20240000008580 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Te Taitokerau Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau court sitting date Te ture: Te tikanga o Ngā Tikanga o Te Kooti W...

Documents/Panui/291-Taitokerau-MB-186-dated-28-May-2025.pdf (109 kb)

The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership.

If there is no quorum, the meeting may not proceed. Māori Land Court 3.21 The trustees must advise the Māori Land Court of the names of the trustees elected at any general meeting. 3.22 The election of trustees is subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court. 4.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)

Former Judge Andrew Spencer discusses residential utilisation of multiply owned Māori land.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

I am the 114th Judge of the Maori Land Court. But, of course, I am not the first graduate from this university to be appointed to the Maori Land Court bench.

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