A te reo Māori resource for words
used in the MāoriLandCourt and
the Waitangi Tribunal
Ngā Kupu Māori mō te
Kooti Whenua Māori me
te Rōpū Whakamana i te
Tiriti o Waitangi
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acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato
acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro
acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi
acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai
acting impartially mahi i runga i te tō...
Ngā Karere
News
31 July 2026 | News
Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua MāoriMāoriLandCourt Dispute Resolution Service
Our expanded dispute resolution service is now live and accepting applications.
16 July 2026 | News
Fast-Track Trustee Appointment and Replacement Process
The Aotea MāoriLandCourt has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māoriland trusts.
24 June 20...
They have the media contacts for the MāoriLandCourt and New Zealand’s judges.
New media guidelines issued by Chief Judge are now available for journalists and media organisations covering MāoriLandCourt, Māori Appellate Court, and Waitangi Tribunal proceedings.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP3 10:00 AM AP-20260000009170 19/93 Nicola
Wahinetapu
Rangitoheriri
Pukahukiwi-Kaokaoroa 1 7 –
Injunction against any person in
respect of any actual threatened
trespass or other injury to any Māoriland or Māori Reservation
Respondents: Hikaiti Te Puia and
John Paul Te Puia
SP4 10:00 AM AP-20260000007691 43/93 John Paul Te
Puia
519 State Highway 33, Okere Falls,
Rotorua - Rehearing of application
(AP-20250000000715 -...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP5 10:00 AM AP-20260000009170 19/93 Nicola
Wahinetapu
Rangitoheriri
Pukahukiwi-Kaokaoroa 1 7 –
Injunction against any person in
respect of any actual threatened
trespass or other injury to any Māoriland or Māori Reservation
Respondents: Hikaiti Te Puia and
John Paul Te Puia
SP6 10:00 AM AP-20260000007691 43/93 John Paul Te
Puia
519 State Highway 33, Okere Falls,
Rotorua - Rehearing of application
(AP-20250000000715 -...
Former Chief MāoriLandCourt Judge, who then became a
Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land;
Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as
members of it.
AOTEA
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Aotea MāoriLandCourt, Ingestre Chambers
Address 74 Ingestre Street
Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui
Phone 06-3490770
Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special ...
AOTEA
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Aotea MāoriLandCourt, Ingestre Chambers
Address 74 Ingestre Street
Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui
Phone 06-3490770
Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special ...