TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Te wāhi: Rotorua Te hunga kooti i reira: T M Wara, Te Kaiwhakawā M Witoko, Te Karaka o Te Kooti Te rangi: 11 September 2024 Te nama o te pānui: Chambers Te nama o te tono: AP-20240000009966 Te kaupapa: RESCHEDULING OF WAIARIKI COURT SITTING DATE Te Ture: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011 The Court: I have considered the 2024 December Waiariki District court sitting date for Ōpōtiki that has been gazetted by...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Te wāhi: Wakatū / Nelson Te hunga kooti i reira: S F Reeves, te kaiwhakawā M K Hickey, te karaka o te kooti Te Rangi: 15 Ākuhata 2024 Te nama o te tono: AP - 20230000033429 Te kaupapa: RESCHEDULING OF TE WAIPOUNAMU COURT SITTING DATE Te ture: Rule 3.8(1)(b), The Māori Land Court Rules 2011 Te Kooti: I have considered the 2024 September Te Waipounamu District court sitting date for Christchurch that has been gaze...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Te wāhi: Ōtautahi / Christchurch Te hunga kooti i reira: S Te A Milroy, te kaiwhakawā M K Hickey, te karaka o te kooti Te Rangi: 15 Ākuhata 2024 Te nama o te tono: AP - 20240000007603 Te kaupapa: RESCHEDULING OF TE WAIPOUNAMU COURT SITTING DATE Te ture: Rule 3.8(1)(b), The Māori Land Court Rules 2011 Te Kooti: I have considered the 2024 October Te Waipounamu District court sitting dates for Christchurch that hav...
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 came into force on 27 August 2025 introducing new ways for Māori landowners to take action around water service matters affecting whenua Māori. These include appealing decisions that allow water service providers to enter Māori land to do their work, and applying for charging orders if landowners have paid more than their share of water services charges on Māori freehold land held in multiple ownership.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
20 July 2023 MEDIA STATEMENT Chief Justice welcomes the appointment of new Chief Māori Land Court Judge The Chief Justice welcomes the announcement by Associate Minister of Māori Development, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, of Judge Caren Fox’s appointment as Chief Judge of Te Kooti Whenua Māori | Māori Land Court. Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau a Apanui) is the 17th Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the role....
Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)
For more information about The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) and the work of Te Kooti Whenua Māori and updating the lists of potential owners for the four remaining SILNA Blocks Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, please see our SILNA page.
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz NOTICE TO ACCOMPANY SERVICE OF APPLICATION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Form 3 Rule 4.15(1)(b) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Page 2 MLC 07/24 - 3 HEARING OF APPLICATION The application is: (Please tick the statement that applies ) Set down for hearing; or Expected to be heard at a sitting of the Court at: (Complete the hearing details) Physical address: ............................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (107 kb)
NOTICE: A claim has been made against you in the attached application form that has been filed in the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court at..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ...........................................................................
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
