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Some examples of steps you may consider include: continuing with a current application in the Māori Land Court submitting a further application to the Māori Land Court seeking advice or continuing with further mediation outside of the Māori Land Court investigating further options if you’re not satisfied with the outcome of mediation.

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Ngā tono $68 $68 applications Succession to Māori land Transfer of shares in Māori land Establishment of a trust over Māori land Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land Occupation of Māori land Ngā tono $228 $228 applications Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land An...

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The report acknowledges that a multi-faceted approach is required to deliver the productive potential of Māori land. Not surprisingly, the MAF report identifies governance as the key determinant of success of enterprise on Māori land.

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Only roughly five percent of Aotearoa is now Māori land. Most Māori land is rural and much of it is remote.

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Waiariki PĀNUI 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 At Ōpōtiki Māori Land Court, 1143 Haupapa Street, Hauora House, Rotorua Wednesday 6 September 2023 Judge T M Wara Presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SSep3/1 11:00 AM AP-20230000021566 113/93, 118/93 Thompson Quinton Tapse...

Documents/Panui/SSep3-Rotorua-September-6-2023.pdf (141 kb)

APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 1:20 PM AP-20250000006049 45/93 Dr Stanley Joseph Pardoe CJ 2025/26 – Puatai A2, Pouawa A10, Whangara C1, Whangara C12 and Whangara C (Roadlines) and orders made at 143 Gisborne MB 7- 10 on 4/2/1998 and Puatai A2, Pouawa A10, Whangara C1, Whangara C12 and Whangara C (Roadlines) and orders made at 145 Gisborne MB 15 on 30/3/1999 – Application to the Chief Judge SP10 1:40 PM AP-20230000027593 45/93 Dinah Allison Harrington CJ 2023/16 Thoma...

Documents/Panui/1-v2.-DCJ-Hearing-10-March-2026-Panui.pdf (152 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 1:20 PM AP-20250000006049 45/93 Dr Stanley Joseph Pardoe CJ 2025/26 – Puatai A2, Pouawa A10, Whangara C1, Whangara C12 and Whangara C (Roadlines) and orders made at 143 Gisborne MB 7- 10 on 4/2/1998 and Puatai A2, Pouawa A10, Whangara C1, Whangara C12 and Whangara C (Roadlines) and orders made at 145 Gisborne MB 15 on 30/3/1999 – Application to the Chief Judge SP10 1:40 PM AP-20230000027593 45/93 Dinah Allison Harrington CJ 2023/16 Thoma...

Documents/Panui/1.-DCJ-Hearing-10-March-2026-Panui.pdf (152 kb)

If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.

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Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)