MĀORI LAND COURT JUDGMENT DELIVERY Judgment delivery expectations All judges of the Māori Land Court aim to deliver decisions as promptly as possible.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Judgment-Delivery.pdf (128 kb)
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI MĀORI LAND COURT RECUSAL GUIDELINES 1.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
They stepped into the acting leadership of the Court and Tribunal from 1 May 2023 and will do so until a new Chief Judge is sworn in and a new Chairperson appointed. The Minister of Māori Development has sought expressions of interest for the next Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and will in due course announce the appointment of the next Chief Judge and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.
New legislation allows Māori landowners to take action on water service issues that affect Māori land.
The Māori Land Court has been here for 150 years and if Māori have their way, it is here to stay.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Transferring Māori Land Shares is one of a series of Māori Land Court booklets designed to help Māori – and anyone else with an interest – to gain a fuller understanding of current Māori land matters.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Transferring Māori Land Shares is one of a series of Māori Land Court booklets designed to help Māori – and anyone else with an interest – to gain a fuller understanding of current Māori land matters.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
1 māorilandcourt.co.nz A partition divides an existing Māori land block into new, separate blocks. Partition applications are covered under Part 14 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (sections 285-306) and Part 13 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
Our role as Te Kooti Whenua Māori is to facilitate and promote the retention and use of Māori land, and support whānau to occupy, develop and use their whenua.
ROHE O TĀKITIMU TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU | NATIONAL PĀNUI Ākuhata | August 2026 Ngā ihirangi | Contents Applications for hearing in Ākuhata | August 2026 2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section 7 – 43 Te Rohe o Aotea 44 – 65 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti 66 – 113 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 114 – 127 Te Rohe o Tākitimu 128 – 137 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 138 – 181 Te Rohe o Waiariki 182 –212 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 213 – 217 Māori Appellate Court S...
Documents/Panui/August-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
