Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023. PAGE 1 of 15 This factsheet provides a glossary of common terms and abbreviations used in and by the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Introduction The words and phrases listed in this glossary are used throughout Māori Land Court and our publications.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
A large amount of our record is accessible using our online portal, Pātaka Whenua.
External link Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013 Sets our application fees.
It would be interesting to see the response if our Māori Land Court required the parties’ written submissions in upcoming cases to be uploaded to the Māori land Court website prior to hearings.
You may also consider further mediation outside of the Māori Land Court. Ngā raumei Resources Download printable versions of our dispute resolution resources.
Ngā Karere News 18 March 2026 | News New Near Match search videos now available To support our people using Pātaka Whenua, we’ve added new Near Match search videos to our guidance page. 19 December 2025 | News Te Kooti Whenua Māori Pūrongo ā tau Matariki 2024 - Matariki 2025 Māori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2024 - Matariki 2025 Chief Judge Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson are pleased to release the third Māori Land Court Annual Report reflecting...
The survey will close at midnight on Sunday 20 July 2025 . 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
You can visit us at any of our district offices between 10:00am and 4:00pm on a normal weekday.
He Pou Herenga Tangata, He Pou Herenga Whenua, He Pou Whare Kōrero 150 Years of the Māori Land Court Download a printable version of our booklet about our history.
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2022 | Pipiri 2022 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2023.pdf (186 kb)
