The project has proven, simply by the volume of work completed and by the number of title anomalies uncovered, that both title systems were in a parlous and unsatisfactory state.
The bench book is a guide only and is one of many resources that judges may choose to refer to. Te Puna Manawa Whenua refers to various standard documents and templates.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā Direction of the judge After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows: From Ministry of Justice District Court, Waitangi-Tuku Road, Chatham Islands, 10:00am, Wednesday 21 October 2026 To Ministry of Justice District Court, Waitangi-Tuku Road, Chatham Islands, 10:00am, Thursday 8 October 2026 This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Ma...
Documents/Panui/1.-105-Te-Waipounamu-MB-114-dated-19-May-2026.pdf (96 kb)
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā Direction of the Judge After further consultation, I cancel the Nelson court sitting date as follows: From Nelson District Court, 10:00am, Wednesday 27 May 2026.
Documents/Panui/3.-10-Te-Waipounamu-MB-89-dated-17-April-2026.pdf (100 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt@govt.nz HE PUKA WHAKAAETANGA KIA TUKUNA ATU NGĀ PĀNGA WHENUA MĀORI KI TĒTAHI TARATI CONSENT FORM TO VEST MĀORI LAND SHARES INTO A TRUST For more information visit www.māorilandcourt@govt.nz Your Full Legal Name: CONTACT DETAILS Contact Address: (Address to which documents or correspondence in connection with the application can be posted or delivered) Phone Number(s) and Email Address: Home: Work: Mobile: Email Address: NO...
Documents/Forms/FINAL_MLC-Consent-form-to-vest-shares-into-a-trust.pdf (575 kb)
Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Tauranga Te hunga kooti i reira: Present A M Thomas, Te Kaiwhakawā A Ellis, Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 14 Āperira 2026 Te nama o te tono: Application number AP-20250000005930 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto Rescheduling of Waikato-Maniapoto court sitting date Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(b) Ngā kōrerorero: Dis...
Documents/Panui/2.-295-Waikato-Maniapoto-MB-159-dated-14-April-2026.pdf (112 kb)
On 9 November 2015, the Court approved a list of 1071 persons for the Hāwea-Wānaka substitute block.11 An updated list was referred to the Court on 5 October 2017, which included a list of 1146 interim beneficiaries for the block.
How to submit your application What the Court considers www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/contact-us/our-offices 4 māorilandcourt.co.nz If you need more information or help gathering documents, you can try: Māori Land Court Information Services kaimahi in the district offices can answer your questions. You can contact them by: • email • telephone • making an enquiry through Pātaka Whenua • visiting your nearest district
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
While it is not a comprehensive statement of the law and does not bind judges, Te Puna Manawa Whenua serves as a guide and reference for judges to refer to. However, judges retain discretion over how they use its standard documents and templates and tailor them to the specific facts and legal issues of each case.
Chief Judge Fox was appointed as a Māori Land Court judge on 1 October 2000, and shortly thereafter was appointed as the Presiding Officer of the Waitangi Tribunal’s Central North Island district inquiry in 2001. She has gone on to lead a number of Tribunal inquiries, including the Porirua ki Manawatū and Te Rohe Pōtae district inquiries, the Constitutional kaupapa inquiry, and urgent inquiries into claims concerning aquaculture and marine farming, Te Arawa Treaty settlement...
