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Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court’s permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-35-Exchange-order.pdf (176 kb)

Māori Land Court fees are increasing from 1 July 2026.

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1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Hone Mohi Tawha...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)

Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Rotorua Te hunga kooti i reira: Present C T Coxhead, Te Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua D Witoko, Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 16 Hūrae 2025 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga o te Kaiwhakawā Matua Rescheduling of Chief Judge court sitting date Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(b) Ngā kōrerorero: Discussion I have considered the Tuesday 9 September 2025...

Documents/Panui/2025-Chief-Judges-MB-1130-dated-16-July-2025.pdf (119 kb)

To access the Māori Land Court User Survey, please click the following link: Māori Land Court User Survey 2025 If you have any questions, please contact us by email at te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz

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DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE – CRAIG COXHEAD I am delighted to advise that Judge Craig Coxhead has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Judge of our Court. Judge Coxhead was appointed to the Māori Land Court in 2008 and is one of the resident judges in Waiariki, as well as a Presiding Officer in the Waitangi Tribunal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue and a Justice of the High Court of Cook Islands.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP19 10:00 AM AP-20230000024740 67/93 Paki Nikora Te Uru Taumata Trust - Seek Directions of the Courts as to a Trust – Judicial conference SP20 10:00 AM AP-20230000024346 67/93 Te Kohinga me Te Kaunihera Kaumatua o Tuhoe Tūhoe - Te Uru Taumata - Seek Directions of the Court as to a Trust Enforcement of obligations of trust – Judicial conference SP21 10:00 AM AP-20230000023866 67/93 Paki Nikora Te Uru Taumata Trust – Injunction – Judicial c...

Documents/Panui/10.-Waiariki-2-February-2026.pdf (130 kb)

Nominations: ▪ Must be received on the official Māori Land Court nomination form ▪ Forms can be obtained by either contacting the Māori Land Court or by way of the link, details for both are below ▪ Must be received by the Māori Land Court on or before 4pm Friday, 21 July 2023 ▪ Nominations must clearly identify the block to which the person is being nominated to.

Documents/Landowner-notices/Final-advert-Whakapoungakau-hui-final.pdf (115 kb)

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 pub...

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

Where the relevant tikanga does not recognise a relationship that entitles whāngai to succeed, the Māori Land Court may issue a court order giving whāngai a lifetime right to receive income or grants from the land or the right to occupy the family home on the land, or both.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)