Who mediates? Initially Māori Land Court judges will act as mediators. In the future, the service will be supported by a pool of non- judicial mediators identified to have the right skills to support disputes over Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
Currently the non-Māori models and principles of governance dominate Māori governance entities.
Under rule 6.6 of the Mäori Land Court Rules 2011, the following applications may be decided without notice and without formal hearing.
Documents/Panui/0111324-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-March-2024.pdf (1 mb)
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/Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-June-20231.pdf (838 kb)
Awaiting Administrative Action Page 1 of 66 Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications aged over 6 months old held by Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court as at 31 May 2023 Produced pursuant to rul 5.11 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 A20170007136 6/12/2017 Taraire 1V - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Deputy Registrar 1.
MĀORI (FREEHOLD) LAND Land for which the Māori Land Court has created a title and determined the beneficial owners to that land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Title reconstruction and improvement is covered by Part XIV of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Title reconstruction and improvement is covered by Part XIV of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Background Today, owners their whanau and hapu, the Māori Land Court staff and its judges have inherited a system of Māori land title that many have claimed to be inconsistent with Māori customary preferences.
