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All Districts*   Sitting period Closing date for lodgments of Appeals 9 - 13 November 2026 Wednesday 5 August 2026 8-12 February 2027 Wednesday 4 November 2026 10-14 May 2027 Wednesday 3 February 2027 9-13 August 2027 Wednesday 5 May 2027 8-12 November 2027 Wednesday 4 August 2027 *Actual venues, dates and times to be advised   Ngā tono ki te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court applications to be heard Pānui Māori Appellate Court sitting 12...

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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...

Documents/Panui/0525724-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-July-2024-web.pdf (880 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/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2024.pdf (1.3 mb)

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.

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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).

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)

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.

Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)

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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1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2025 | Hune 2025 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land (MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or incorporations versus those that are not.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)

Māori land trusts Māori land trusts are used to manage whenua owned by multiple people.

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Current practice notes include: Ngā whakahuatanga o ngā whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori Citation of decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court A guide to how decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court should be cited.

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