Five out of the thirteen judges on the bench are women – Chief Judge Isaac has recently noted that such a gender balance does not exist on any other Court bench in New Zealand outside of the Supreme Court.
The Ministry provides all necessary operational support to New Zealand courts, including human and financial resources, property, information technology, policy, and any other matter that assists the court in administering justice.
One of the key considerations with any new mediation process established by legislation is to ensure that the parties have a consistent experience, to the extent possible.
The Ministry provides all necessary operational support to New Zealand courts, including human and financial resources, property, information technology, policy, and any other matter that assists the court in administering justice.
The applicant is responsible for ensuring that any subdivision meets the requirements of the law and making payment of any costs associated with the subdivision, such as a new survey, titles, and resource consents.
Whilst all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy of this data the Ministry of Justice makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information contained herein.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)
By June 2025, new applications were being registered within three months, considerably faster than at any stage earlier in the year. Responsiveness to enquiries has also improved through the establishment of dedicated Information Services teams at each office.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
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 New Plymouth District Court Cnr Robe & Powderham Streets New Plymouth Friday 15 December 2023 Judge A H C Warren PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SDec1/1 10:10AM AP-20230000021346 A20230008209 118/93 Sharron Anne Clarke Anne Mary Clarke also kno...
Documents/Panui/SDec1-1-AP-20230000021346-Anne-Mary-Clarke-s118.pdf (87 kb)
That sale cannot proceed unless the owners give to the preferred classes of alienees a right of first refusal. Any member of the preferred classes of alienees who wishes to be considered by the owners as a prospective purchaser of the land must give written notice of their intention to pursue a right of first refusal at the hearing of the application.
Documents/Landowner-notices/1-v3.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (58 kb)
The Māori Land Court is a part of the Ministry of Justice, so any media enquiries must go through the Ministry's media centre.
