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It was because of you that I became involved in the initiative of Te Kura Rōia and formed close bonds with colleagues that shared similar visions, and who have come here today.

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For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners 19/93 Application for inju...

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

Vote to elect members to form a representative body by 5:00pm, Monday, 27 November 2023.

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Demonstrate the Court’s online resources Focus Areas • Effective Owner Engagement • Our Website • Pātaka Whenua Support information • Application Forms • MLC Fasheets Presenter: Maria Graham Waikato, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kauwhata Pae Manawa Te Kooti Whenua Māori | Māori Land Court Tāmaki Makaurau To register, please email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz Website links: * Our offices | Māori Land Court – for resources and general enquiries...

Documents/Landowner-notices/MLC-Tamaki-Programme-WCL-June-July2026.pdf (342 kb)

Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

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Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

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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.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-02-28-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined-compressed.pdf (2.1 mb)

Metadata Title: National Register of Māori Incorporations for New Zealand Date of data: 30 June 2025 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz) Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from Pātaka Whanau of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand This data forms part of the public permanent...

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)

1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 31 August 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (6.7 mb)

It includes: Court files (the physical and electronic application file that holds all documents and correspondence about a matter in the Court) Minute books (the physical copy of all conversations and decisions made by the Court) Court orders (the decisions made by a Registrar or the Court) Instruments of alienation (the legal tool used to make changes to a land block) Block order files (the physical record of all dealings and decisions about a land block filed and held by the Court) Stat...