This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
Māori Land Court National service for urgent injunction applications over holiday close down period Friday 27, Monday 30 and Tuesday 31 December 2024 Note How to submit an urgent injunction application over the holiday close down period https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf mailto:te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz
Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2024-25.pdf (341 kb)
What the videos cover The videos show how to use Near Match search to find: documents ownership information land blocks management structures Where to find them All four videos are available on the Pātaka Whenua guidance page on our website, alongside other user guides and troubleshooting information.
Māori Land Court National service for urgent injunction applications over holiday close down period Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December 2025 How to submit an urgent injunction application over the holiday close down period https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/assets/Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf
Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2025-26.pdf (658 kb)
The problem we face is not quite as dramatic as I see in the Cook Islands and Niue where I also serve.
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2025 | Hune 2025 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land (MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or incorporations versus those that are not.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
The project is reaching out to those Māori lands which do not have a trust or other management structure to administer their lands.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)
Disconnect from the call as soon as the court hearing finishes. Ngā kōtitanga Court hearings See a list of court hearings coming up across all of our venues.
For example, if your email is “māorilandcourt123@justice.govt.nz”, then Pātaka Whenua will pick your Username as “māorilandcourt123”. 3.4 You can change your “Username” if you prefer a different one. Do this by typing it in the “Username” field as shown below: 3.5 Fill in the “Security Details” section and answer each security question. 3.6 KIA MATAARA!
Documents/Troubleshooting/Registered-User-Guide-v2.pdf (956 kb)
Prepare for Court hearing AP-20230000027544 A20220005916 11/04/2022 CJ 2022/8 - Section 4 Block I Pipiriki Township No 1 - and a recommendation for a Maori Reservation made at 141 Whanganui MB 17 on 15 September 1977 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Dennis Wattie McDonnell 2.
