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The Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court operate under the authority of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

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NEW JUDGE – NATHAN MILNER I am equally delighted to advise that Nathan Milner, of Ngāti Porou and Ngāi Tahu, has been appointed as a new Judge of the Māori Land Court.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 5 11:00AM AP-20230000020406 A20220017565 45/93 Edward Joseph Scandlyn CJ 2022/47 - Mereana Tauke or Mary Anne Scandlyn or Mary Ann Douglas or Mereana or Mary Ann Haenga - and vesting orders made at 12 Registrar MB 240 on 8 August 1986 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 6 11:15AM AP-20240000001573 45/93 Britt-Amber Barris CJ 2024/17 - Rora Fowler also known as Wiki Toa or Rora Wikitoa and succession orders made at 56 Taranaki MB 444...

Documents/Panui/1.-Whakamaene-CJ-9-June-2025.pdf (208 kb)

Māori incorporations are designed to manage whole blocks of land and are the most commercial of all Māori land management structures.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)

Māori Incorporations is one of a series of Māori Land Court booklets designed to help Māori – and anyone else with an interest – to gain a fuller understanding of current Māori land matters.

Uploads/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Māori Incorporations is one of a series of Māori Land Court booklets designed to help Māori – and anyone else with an interest – to gain a fuller understanding of current Māori land matters.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Title Improvement is one of a series of Māori Land Court booklets designed to help Māori – and anyone else with an interest – to gain a fuller understanding of current Māori land matters.

Uploads/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)

Title Improvement is one of a series of Māori Land Court booklets designed to help Māori – and anyone else with an interest – to gain a fuller understanding of current Māori land matters.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)

Māori Land Court | Judge’s Corner Judge D J Ambler Although the TPK, MAF and MPI reports addressed different aspects of Māori land, their common theme was the enhancement of Māori land owners’ use and development of their land to increase its productivity.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)

Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)