Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa.
Please include as much information as possible in your enquiry. Names of whānau, trusts, and whenua and related documents make it easier for us to complete research and provide a quality response.
We
are a unique institution, the only indigenous land court in the world.
Our key purpose is to promote the retention of whenua Māori in Māori hands, and to support landowners
to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of owners, their whānau, and hapū.
This practice note is subject to Part 16 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 (Rules).
3. This practice note applies to the use of the Special Aid Fund by the Māori Land Court and
the Māori Appellate Court (Court).
fair and durable resolution tatūtanga mau roa, tōkeke hoki
filing / file whakatakotohia
final recommendation tūtohunga whakamutunga
financials tuhinga pūtea
finding of fact otinga mō ngā meka
finding otinga / kitenga
fragmentation whakawehewehe
function āheinga
funds pūtea
gifted takohatia
give appropriate weight tuku whakaarotanga e tika ana
grant (as in application) whakamana
general land whenua tianara
whenua tukupū
grant leave (to appear) tuku whakaaetanga...
Speak clearly into your phone or microphone and state your name before you speak.
If there are other people attending or appearing for the same matter, please mute your device while other people are speaking.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above blocks about the following hui:
WHENUA: Karikarirau, Huruaute, Te Kaha No 31, Te Koau 1 and Te Koau 2 blocks
TRUST: Te Koau Lands Trust
DATE: 30 May 2026
TIME: 9:30 AM registration 10:00 AM start
VENUE: Te Kaha Beach Hotel
3 Hotel Road
Te Kaha
ZOOM: Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828
Passcode: 024235
Kaupapa:
• Elect new (5) trustees
• Consider proposal for an occupation order...
This package forms part of the funding towards the recovery for whenua Māori owners affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The funding is for clean-up of sediment & debris, where mahi has already been completed (either by owners or by contractors) and for any similar mahi to be completed in the future.
Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Palmerston North
Te Hotu Manawa o Rangitaane
o Manawatu Marae
140-148 Maxwells Line
Palmerston North
Thursday 7 March 2024
Judge M J Doogan
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SMar1/1 11:05 AM AP-20240000000225
151/93,
175/93
Karen Gibbs...
