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In Pātaka Whenua, landowners can find information about their whenua, search the court record, and apply to the court directly online. “The launch of Pātaka Whenua is a huge milestone for Te Kooti Whenua Māori,” says Māori Land Court Pae Matua Steve Gunson.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Māori Land Court Rules 2011 Read the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.

Located in:  Who we are

Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.

Documents/Panui/0825522-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-October-2022-web22.pdf (589 kb)

MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the Māori Land Court.

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 5:00 AM AP-20240000012831 18(1)(a)/93 The Registrar Ko te tūwheratanga o te whare hou mō te Kooti Whenua Māori o Te Tairāwhiti Record the opening of the new Māori Land Court premises in Tairāwhiti TE TAIRĀWHITI PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/22.-Special-Tairawhiti-29-November-2024.pdf (138 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11:15 am AP-20240000007603 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Sara Jane Boyd Bruce Mason - Succession to Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5, Block XIV, Lower Wānaka Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block SP2 11:30 am AP-20230000020070 A20220011290 241/93 William Herewini Riria Meremere Whanau Trust - Partial termination of trust in respect of William Herewini removing their interests SP3 12:00 pm AP-20...

Documents/Panui/27.-Special-Te-Waipounamu-5-December-2024.pdf (145 kb)

This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.

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Succession is confirmed by a judge or registrar, and the whakapapa to land and landowners become part of the permanent court record.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Currently, the land is held in trust until the owners can receive the land.

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The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.

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