Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Our dispute resolution service is: • Free - there is no cost for the process itself. • Voluntary - all parties must agree to take part
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Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau is a free, tikanga-informed dispute resolution service that uses mediation to work with whānau, trustees, and landowners to progress whenua related disputes.
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.
The form is published on the Māori Land Court public website, along with this information booklet.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of tr...
A whenua tōpū trust can also hold non-land assets, such as houses, vehicles, or general land interests.
Trust Order: A Court order setting out the terms under which trustees hold and manage land or other assets vested in them by the owners of the land or assets.
Chief Judge Isaac was also appointed as the Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal in 2009, and holds a warrant as a Judge of the Niue High Court and the Land Division of the Cook Islands High Court.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
