I am currently the judge for Te Waipounamu in the Māori Land Court. I am also presiding over a number of urgent inquiries in the Waitangi Tribunal, which has never been busier.
If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP11 12:15 PM AP-20240000006827 133/93 Terewai Limited (Trustee) Lot 1 Deposited Plan 458234 - Change from General land to Māori freehold land SP12 12:30 PM AP-20230000025880 A20210010143 239/93 Kiri Tonga, Orael Joy Frearson, Orael Joy Frearson (Te Wharewahia & Te Kahui Farm) Opuatia 3D19B1 Block (Te Wharewahia and Te Kahui Farm Trust) – Judicial conference (To appoint Lustella Randall, Kereti Tonga and Joseph Toma a...
Documents/Panui/22.-Waikato-Maniapoto-3-December-2025.pdf (137 kb)
Page 1 MLC 04/26 - 5 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu APPLICATION NUMBER: ....................................................................................................................................................................
Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Tauranga Te hunga kooti i reira: Present A M Thomas, Te Kaiwhakawā A Ellis, Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 14 Āperira 2026 Te nama o te tono: Application number AP-20250000005930 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto Rescheduling of Waikato-Maniapoto court sitting date Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(b) Ngā kōrerorero: Dis...
Documents/Panui/2.-295-Waikato-Maniapoto-MB-159-dated-14-April-2026.pdf (112 kb)
The diagram below represents this kaupapa. Māori Land Court dispute resolution service 1 He rauemi tēnei, kia tuhia e koe, ōu whakaaro, i mua i te hui kia tika ai to whakatakoto i ōu kōrero i te hui.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)
Ngā whakataunga a te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court judgments Find judgments of the Māori Land Court in the Ministry of Justice decision finder.
Māori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2023 - Matariki 2024 Te Kooti Whenua Māori Pūrongo ā tau Matariki 2023 - Matariki 2024
Some examples of steps you may consider include: continuing with a current application in the Māori Land Court submitting a further application to the Māori Land Court seeking advice or continuing with further mediation outside of the Māori Land Court investigating further options if you’re not satisfied with the outcome of mediation.
These guidelines are provided to assist judges of the Māori Land Court in considering any question of recusal. 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
