MoJ National Panui August 2023
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz www. mäorilandonline. govt.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz www. mäorilandonline. govt.
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)
Pātaka Whenua Guidance Download List of Current Owners Report Date produced: 5 October 2023 Last modified: 14 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Download List of Current Owners Report Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court Below is a step-by-step guide on how to download a List of Current Owners Report on Pātaka Whenua as a registered user.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)
Current practice notes include: Ngā whakahuatanga o ngā whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori Citation of decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court A guide to how decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court should be cited.
The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership.
Appeals to Māori Appellate Court - in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court Under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, parties may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on a question of law only in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure. How to apply Appeal applications can be filed by the water service provider or landowners and charging order applications can be filed by landowners....
Our record holds information about court decisions, and the conversations about how those decisions are made. It also holds information about the whakapapa of landowners.
It is a good idea to ask them about: What land blocks you might be an owner in An accurate record of your whakapapa How you became an owner or beneficiary to your whenua.
If you are a whānau or hapū member who did not submit the application but would like to speak in Court, you can file a ‘ Notice of intention to appear upon application ’. This lets us know how many people are planning to speak, although the final decision on who can speak will always be up to the judge.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz www. mäorilandonline. govt.
Documents/Panui/1002422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-November-2022-web22.pdf (633 kb)