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Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Following an urgent Māori Land Court hearing held on Wednesday, 2 August 2023, the Court has directed that the five separate hui scheduled on Saturday, 5 August 2023 for the following Māori Reservations is CANCELLED: Whakapoungakau No.7A Māori Reservation; Whakapoungakau No.7B 2 Māori Reservation; Whakapoungakau No.7C Māori Reservation; Whakapoungakau No.7F Māori Reservation; and Whakapoungakau No.7G Māori Reservatio...

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

Pātaka Whenua Guidance Registered User Guide Date produced: 15 August 2023 Last modified: 13 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Registered User Guide Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court Being a registered user means you can: • Create and submit applications online • Save and return to your incomplete applications • Track progress on your applications • Pay filing fees • Submit enquiries • Receive notifications on your applications and enquir...

Documents/Troubleshooting/Registered-User-Guide-v2.pdf (956 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.

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māorilandcourt.co.nz Over the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday, 5 January 2026.

Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2025-26.pdf (658 kb)

The Māori Land Court is a part of the Ministry of Justice, so any media enquiries must go through the Ministry's media centre.

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Pae Matua Steve Gunson is pleased to announce that expressions of interest to become a mediator for Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori - the Māori Land Court Dispute Resolution Service are now being received.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 states that a report must be produced and made available to the public of all applications filed in the Māori Land Court that are six months or older and where a final decision has not yet been made on that application.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Court hearings

s.315-326 Application Checklist For Acceptance All applications MUST:  Have all relevant sections of the form completed  Be dated  Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel  Have applicant(s) full contact details:  Contact address;  Phone details:  Home:  Mobile:  Email:  Other:  Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to District  Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing  Appropriate fee or fe...

Uploads/Application-checklist-315_326-for-easement_roadway.pdf (313 kb)

The Māori Land Court bench have released a practice note for lending money on whenua Māori.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News