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February 2010
Cover photograph by Adrian Heke
The MāoriLand Court (Te Kooti Whenua
Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears
matters relating to Māoriland.
I am currently the judge for Te Waipounamu in the MāoriLand Court. I am also presiding over a number of urgent inquiries in the Waitangi Tribunal, which has never been busier.
Waikato-Maniapoto
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga ō ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Tauranga
Courtroom 1.10, Tauranga District Court,
McLean House, 26 McLean Street,
Tauranga
Wednesday 13 December 2023
T M Wara, Judge (Presiding)
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SDec14-1 2.00PM AP-20230000026719,
A20220013707
1...
A long-term pattern of poor returns from activities, such as farms that run at a loss.
The land is not being well managed.
Management is not providing shareholders with accurate and timely reports, e.g.
fair and durable resolution tatūtanga mau roa, tōkeke hoki
filing / file whakatakotohia
final recommendation tūtohunga whakamutunga
financials tuhinga pūtea
finding of fact otinga mō ngā meka
finding otinga / kitenga
fragmentation whakawehewehe
function āheinga
funds pūtea
gifted takohatia
give appropriate weight tuku whakaarotanga e tika ana
grant (as in application) whakamana
grant leave (to appear) tuku whakaaetanga
granting of extension tuku whakaroatanga
grounds ar...
Apply online Download the application form
Manatōpū MāoriMāori incorporation
A Māori incorporation has a structure like a company and can be set up over any Māoriland.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 826 5481 8900
Monday, 9 June 2025
Chief Judge C L Fox Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māoriland)
trust order...
Many landowner journeys begin when a whānau member passes away and their land interests or shares in an incorporation are transferred to their whānau members.