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These updates, made through the   Māori Land Court Amendment Rules 2026,  are designed to make it easier for Māori landowners and whānau to engage with the Court and   have their matters dealt with efficiently and fairly.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Disputes about whenua Māori can be complex and difficult for whānau. They can delay whānau connection to whenua, and plans for developing land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)

The Court’s jurisdiction is conferred by Section 455(1) of the Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998.

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

Our kaimahi are here to guide you and your whānau through this experience.

Located in:  Our application process

Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau a Apanui) is the 17th Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the role.

Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)

Information, resources and links have been arranged to make it easier for you to find as you begin or continue your whenua and whānau journey. The website is also the gateway to our online portal Pātaka Whenua.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

It’s not about the backlog, rather it’s the impact that the delays have had on Māori land owners, their whanau and their hapū, as ultimately justice delayed is justice denied.

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

The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora

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

The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution2.pdf (154 kb)

Sec.17A Maori Freehold Land 0.0581 1 447533 TRW 25782 Opoutama Maori Reserve Sections 79C, 65 & 66 Opoutama maori Reserve Nos 65, 66, 79C - Mahanga 1C1A2 and Others (Aggregated) Maori Freehold Land 3.5841 1 450720 TRW 25805 Paeroa 2E1A Putahi Marae & Urupa Maori Freehold Land 1.3314 1 461718 TRW 25838 Otahu 4 Maori Freehold Land 7.1199 1 450642 TRW 25839 Otahu 5 Maori Freehold Land 0.0855 1 450595 TRW 25984 Pohooterangi B3 (Kopara Urupa) Maori Freehold Land 0.2023 1 558690 TRW 25...

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2016-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand.xls (4.8 mb)