Pae Tohutohu Pae Tohutohu are primarily engaged to support managers and frontline service delivery employees to deliver justice services in the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
As to the staffing of the Māori Land Court registries, depending on the size of the registry some staff will continue to work from home, whereas others should be at full capacity.
Public Office (Agency) Information Name of public office: Te Kooti Whenua Māori / Māori Land Court Alternative name: Te Kooti Pīra Māori / Māori Appellate Court Public offices’ physical location: Taitokerau District - Whangārei registry office and Auckland Information Office Waikato-Maniapoto District - Hamilton registry office Waiariki District - Rotorua registry office Tairāwhiti District - Gisborne registry office Tākitimu – Hasting registr...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
–A - Application for payment from the Mäori Land Court Special Aid Fund for a barrister/solicitor appointed to assist the Court (service provider - Kokiri Chambers) AP-20230000034180 40/93 98(9)(aa)/93 River City Press Limited Mouri Türoa Initiative (Whanganui Awa & tributaries) - Application for payment from Mäori Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable fees and expenses (service provider - Rivercity Press Limited) AP-20230000034181 40/93, 98(9)(...
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
Welcome to the year that was for the Māori Land Court. And what a busy year it was. The judges have been working with the staff of the seven Māori Land Court registries to move through the backlog of cases before the Court.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
The judiciary and the staff of the seven Māori Land Court registries have been working hard to move through the backlog of cases before the Court, there have been new judicial appointments and a host of activity has been undertaken to improve the service provided to Māori landowners.
The information in this booklet does not apply to Māori reserves. 2 Māori reservation land Any Māori freehold land or any general land 1 may be set aside as a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered.
Documents/Panui/0526122-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-July-2022-web1.pdf (493 kb)
If the trustees acquire further land or other assets for the purposes of the trust, that land becomes trust land, and the other assets become trust property.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template.pdf (398 kb)
