MĀORI RESERVATIONS 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/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Letters and Jounrlas, 1841-1854, MS 2053-2054, Nelson Provincial Museum, p 222. 9 Helen Murdoch, “Māori Mull Land Options” Nelson Mail, 19 July 2012. 10 When Te Tau Ihu Māori agreed to the settlement of Nelson, it was subject to two important conditions, one of which was that one-tenth of all land used for the Nelson settlement would be reserved in perpetuity for the benefit of the families of the customary landowners and their descendants.
The Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court operate under the authority of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
The process to do this is different from other Māori Land Court application processes. Landowners and other interested parties, if appropriate, should hold a meeting to decide to set aside land as a Māori reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
SUCCESSION 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/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
MĀTAURANGA MĀORI Māori knowledge - the body of knowledge originating from Māori ancestors, including the Māori world view and perspectives, Māori creativity and cultural practices.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Alternatively, the applications can be posted to: Māori Land Court – Te Waipounamu Registry CJESP Building, Level 1, 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011 All SILNA hearings are heard in the Te Waipounamu Māori Land Court, Christchurch.
Judge Armstrong has extensive experience in the Waitangi Tribunal and the Māori Land Court. He has acted for Māori landowners, trusts, incorporations, post-settlement governance entities, whānau, hapū and Iwi.
Indeed, the owners all accept that I must resolve the issue in this instance” Tikanga Māori is defined in Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Māori Land Act) as “Māori Customary rights and values”.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 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.
