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1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington May 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the pānui closing date of 11th of March 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inq...

Documents/Panui/May-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-2026-03-23.pdf (666 kb)

The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 50 people having received their SILNA land. The working list of potential owners has been updated through applications to substitute deceased owners on the list.

Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)

The legislation which enables us to perform our role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The Act recognises the importance of whenua Māori as taonga-tuku-iho - of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.

Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)

1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington July 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the pānui closing date of 13th of May 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inqu...

Documents/Panui/July-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (547 kb)

These updates, made through the   Māori Land Court Amendment Rules 2026,  are designed to make it easier for Māori landowners and whānau to engage with the Court and   have their matters dealt with efficiently and fairly.

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A crowd of approximately 100 people gathered to witness this transition through the blessing and official opening by Sir Derek Lardelli and his team of kaikarakia of Te Rā Tū, the new Tairāwhiti Māori Land Court.

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Judge Williams also has considerable experience in mediations in the employment law sector and through High Court appointments. Kaiwhakawā Alana Thomas Judge Alana Thomas is a Judge of the Māori Land Court, appointed in 2023, and sits within the Aotea and Waikato-Maniapoto districts.

Former Judge Andrew Spencer discusses residential utilisation of multiply owned Māori land.

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Second, the report recommends that the law simplify succession to Māori land through administrative rather than judicial processes.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)

As a result, from time to time the Māori Land Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General land owned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.

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