Disputes about whenua Māori can be complex and difficult for whānau. They can delay whānau connection to whenua, and plans for developing land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
For more information, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply/simple-and-uncontested Preparing your submission Once your completed application is received, the MLC will check the Court’s records of the land and person involved, and prepare a summary of evidence for the registrar or judge making the final decision about your application.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Steve Gunson - Pae Matua Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal Ngāti Toarangatira, Te Ātiawa Steve Gunson brings a wealth and breadth of experience to the role of Pae Matua | Director Waitangi Tribunal and Māori Land Court.
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when: • it has been notified according to Māori Land Court Rules; and • it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National Pānui; and • no one has objected to the application.
The Chief Justice notes Chief Judge Fox’s long and exemplary service to the Court. Chief Judge Fox was appointed as Māori Land Court Judge in 2000, and as Deputy Chief Judge in 2010.
Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)
If you are interested in or affected by an application and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of April 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
Developed by judges for judges and published by Te Kura Kaiwhakawā (Institute of Judicial Studies), the bench book offers guidance on what judges may need to know, understand, and do when hearing applications in the Māori Land Court (the Court).
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 2:00 PM AP-20240000005941 239/93 Jodi Porter Replace Papakura Martha Toa and Hone Edwards Thompson with Albert Berend Te Oke Waiapu, Tayna Glen Kelly KareKare, Arron James Patterson Porter and Frank Te Wheki Porter as trustees of the Ruarakai - Tokomanawa Lands Trust SP10 2:00 PM AP-20240000006002 215/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Jodi Porter Constitute the Ruarakai - Tokomanawa Lands Trust over Omarumutu 3 block and...
Documents/Panui/42.-Special-Waiariki-5-December-2024.pdf (148 kb)
Chief Judge Caren Fox and resident judges, Judge Wilson Isaac and Judge Nathan Milner, were joined by Chief District Court Judge Hemi Taumaunu, and other members of the Māori Land Court Bench for a special sitting that followed the opening ceremony.
All applications to the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court require a fee to be paid before they can be lodged with the Court.
