Sitting period
Closing date for lodgements
10 - 14 November 2025
Wednesday, 6 August 2025
9 - 13 February 2026
Wednesday, 5 November 2025
11 - 15 May 2026
Wednesday, 5 February 2026
10 - 14 August 2026
Wednesday, 6 May 2026
9 - 13 November 2026
Wednesday, 5 August 2026
Ngā tono ki te Kooti Pīra MāoriMāori Appellate Court applications to be heard
Pānui
Māori Appellate Court sitting 14 August 2026
Māori Appellate Court sitting 14 August 20...
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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
May 2023 | Haratua 2023
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Contents:
Applications for hearing in JULY | HÖNGONGOI 2024:
2 - 13 Te Rohe o Aotea
14 - 18 Te Rohe o Tairäwhiti
19 - 31 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
32 - 38 Te Rohe o Täkitimu
39 - 46 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
47 - 62 Te Rohe o Waiariki
63 - 74 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
75 Te Kooti Pïra Mäori | Mäori Appellate Court
76 Chief Judge Court Sittings
77 - 91 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar
92 Court Sittings that have been rescheduled
93 Te...
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they
may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they
may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Don Cameron – Pae Ārahi o Te Raki (Te Taitokerau and Waikato Maniapoto)
Born and bred in Whanganui, Don first began work with the Department of Māori Affairs in Whanganui in 1983, joining the Māori Land Court in 1990.
This practice note is subject to Part 16 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 (Rules).
3. This practice note applies to the use of the Special Aid Fund by the Māori Land Court and
the Māori Appellate Court (Court).
This application form has been modified specifically for use in determining the successors for South Island Landless Natives
(SILNA) Lands in accordance with Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement. The Māori Land Court is conducting an
inquiry to establish the successors to SILNA lands pursuant to Section 29, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 in accordance
with an application filled by the Minister of Māori Affairs, currently under application A20180009373.
The Māori Land Court In 2003, the Minister of Māori Affairs applied to the Māori Land Court for an inquiry pursuant to s 29 TTWMA as to successors to the four remaining SILNA blocks.
