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Paneke
Offsite services

Paneke means to ‘pass by’ or ‘pass through’ and it is the term used to refer to Māori Land Court services away from the district offices.

Located in: Hui and court hearings

Me kōrero mai kanohi ki te kanohi
Talk to us in person

Paneke means to ‘pass by’ or ‘pass through’ and it is the term used to refer to Māori Land Court services away from the district offices.

Located in: Our application process Access our services

I tohua a Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox ki te tūranga Heamana o Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Chief Judge Fox appointed as Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal

01 Sep 2023 | News

Chief Judge Fox was appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in 2010, and as the Chief Judge of the Court in 2023.

Located in: Hui and court hearings News

Ngā putanga o tētahi kōtitanga
Outcomes of a court hearing

Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation the Māori Land Court operates under.

Located in: Our application process Receive the outcome

Te haere ā-tinana ki te kootitanga
Attending a court hearing in person

On this page Speaking in court Using te reo Māori Legal representation Speaking in court Māori land matters are whānau matters. You can bring whānau with you to court to support you and your application.

Located in: Our application process Attend court or mediation

Te mahi mā mātou
Work for us

Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.

Located in: Contact us

February 2026 Notification of Applications in Office of Chief Registrar 20251216

1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of December 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for in...

Documents/Panui/February-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20251216.pdf (470 kb)

Te uru hei kaipupuri whenua
Becoming a landowner

Some people become landowners when land is gifted or transferred to them.

Located in: Māori land

Omuturangi 7C3
Notice of Hui

21 Mar 2026, 11:00 | Events

By application to the Māori Land Court to provide notice of the following hui: Whenua: Omuturangi 7C3 Date: Saturday, 21 March 2026 Time: 11:00 AM Venue: Hawera Library, 121 High Street, Hāwera 4610 Zoom: Meeting ID: 946 7045 6816 Kaupapa: To consider a 10-year lease to Richard Muller (Haybarn Farms Limited) from 21 February 2024 Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust Election of trustees Trust terms For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on...

Located in: Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

Omuturangi 7C2
Notice of Hui

21 Mar 2026, 14:00 | Events

By application to the Māori Land Court to provide notice of the following hui: Whenua: Omuturangi 7C2 Date: Saturday, 21 March 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Hawera Library, 121 High Street, Hāwera 4610 Zoom: Meeting ID: 946 7045 6816 Kaupapa: To consider a 10-year lease to Richard Muller (Haybarn Farms Limited) from 21 February 2024 Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust Election of trustees Trust terms For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 0...