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Associate Minister of Māori Development Nanaia Mahuta announced the appointment of Chief Judge Fox as the Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.

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As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land. The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.

Not all Māori land has legal access and adding access points will usually require permissions and consents.

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S315 - masters APPLICATION FOR AN EASEMENT Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Section 315 In the Maori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District APPLICATION is hereby made for an easement laying out access as shown on the plan filed herewith over the land known as being: (a) Maori freehold land; or (b) European land that ceased to be Maori Land on or after 15 December 1913; or...

Uploads/S315-Appln-for-an-Easement.pdf (11 kb)

Nominations: ▪ Must be received on the official Māori Land Court nomination form ▪ Forms can be obtained by either contacting the Māori Land Court or by way of the link, details for both are below ▪ Must be received by the Māori Land Court on or before 4pm Friday, 21 July 2023 ▪ Nominations must clearly identify the block to which the person is being nominated to.

Documents/Landowner-notices/Final-advert-Whakapoungakau-hui-final.pdf (115 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.

Māori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2024 - Matariki 2025

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Page 1 MLC 07/24 - 5 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu APPLICATION NUMBER: .............................................................................................................................................................

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-5-Notice-appear.pdf (216 kb)

Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.

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All applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the District in which some of all of the land is located Fee: $23.00 If there is insufficient room on the form to provide the required infomation you should continue your application on a separate sheet of paper MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application mat be lodged with the Registrar at your local Māori Land Court office Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: .................................

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-19-Application-search.pdf (194 kb)