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Our mediator list includes non-judicial mediators and judges who are available to act as mediators.

Extending the eligibility of occupation orders will enable more people who whakapapa to land to occupy and build on their land interest.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-supporting-housing-initiatives-web-version.pdf (66 kb)

For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā-Motu.

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-July-2025-Edition.pdf (2.9 mb)

  An application to appeal a decision must be submitted within two months of the final decision of the Māori Land Court. In your application you will need to include: detailed evidence to support your appeal any outcomes you are seeking as a result of the appeal contact information for any person who may be affected, including those persons who will be affected if your appeal is successful (the respondents) The filing fee for this application is $399.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

Paneke Upcoming paneke Find out when the next paneke is coming to your area.

Located in:  The court record

For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā-Motu.

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-October-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)

The imagery of a spring has been used to represent the wealth of knowledge regarding the law that has been pooled together in this bench book and that will be used to support both the land and the people who come to the Court. Ngā Pātai Auau (FAQs) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Who writes the bench book?

Located in:  Who we are Our rules and legislation

Our rules and regulations The Māori Land Court Rules 2011 set out how we operate, including how we receive, review, notify, process, and conclude applications.

Located in:  Who we are

  Water services application types Appeals to Māori Land Court - for issues about access to Māori land to work on water infrastructure This kind of appeal is different from appealing orders made by the Māori Land Court.

Located in:  Māori land Disputes about Māori land

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)