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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 Māori Māori Appellate Court applications to be heard Pānui Māori Appellate Court sitting 12 February 2026 Māori Appellate Court sitting 12 Februar...

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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.

Located in:  Who we are

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.

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  Download the Māori Land Court glossary of terms.  He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Māori words for the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas.

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Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

TRUSTEES' ROLE AND DUTIES Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)

ANY FINAL TERMS OF AN OCCUPATION ORDER ARE THEREFORE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND CONFIRMATION BY THE MĀORI LAND COURT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 328 OF TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993. 4.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)

The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori to assist owners of Māori Land to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution2.pdf (154 kb)

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.

Documents/Panui/1002422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-November-2022-web22.pdf (633 kb)

Awaiting Administrative Action Page 2 of 50 Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications aged over 6 months old held by Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court as at 31 May 2022 Produced pursuant to rul 5.11 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 A20200008433 10/09/2020 Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited - application referred to the Court to hear and determine a dispute between Raukawa ki te Tonga Trust, Muaupoko Tribal Authority and Te Ohu Tiaki o Rangitaane o Te Ika a...

Documents/5-11-reports/2022-11-30-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.7 mb)