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. The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
He mea pai hoki tēnei kia mau, kia tika tonu ai te whakapapa. Mō ētahi atu whakamāramatanga mō te tikanga tuku tirohia te pukapuka ’Tikanga Tuku: He kōrero āwhina’, kei ngā tari o te Kooti Whenua Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-land-trusts-tereo.pdf (754 kb)
Ahakoa rerekē tonu ngā taitara, kotahi tonu te rārangi kaipupuru (tirohia wāhanga 308 o te Ture). 5 He rōpū whānau e whakapapa ana ki te tipuna kotahi. 6 He wāhi whenua i whakatahatia mō te hapori ana wehe haere ai taua whenua raka.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-tereo.pdf (349 kb)
The unique relationship between Māori and whenua is recognised by the MLC, and the records held by the Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori people. The MLC operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
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. The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet).
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. The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
The unique relationship between Māori and whenua is recognised by the MLC, and the records held by the Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori people. The MLC operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
E mārama ana Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te hononga motuhake a te Māori ki te whenua, nā reira kei te puritia e tēnei kooti ngā kōrero kāmehameha e pā ana ki ngā whakapapa o ngā Māori katoa. Ko te mana o te Kooti Whenua Māori ka taka mai ki raro i te korowai o Te Ture Whenua Māori 1993 (e kīia nei i roto i tēnei pukapuka ko ‘Te Ture’).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-tereo.pdf (387 kb)
During the proceedings, descendants Ihaia Raharuhi and Ngawai Joy Sharrock spoke about the importance of the whenua to them and their whakapapa. Ihaia Raharuhi is a descendent of Hoani Te Uakihi, one of the successors to Tāmati Pirimona Marino.
This detailed history shows the power and importance of whakapapa to the Māori worldview. Whakapapa literally means “to place in layers”.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
