In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land.
Pātaka Whenua Guidance
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Date produced: 14 August 2023
Last modified: 14 December 2023
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP15 10:15 AM AP-20240000001384 45/93,
44(1)/93,
47(4)/93
Louis (Mike)
Harris
CJ 2024/14 – Kararaina Tame
Wiremu also known as Kararaina
Beazley and succession orders
made at 3 Kaikohe Succession MB
72-73 and 29 Kaikohe MB 40-41 on
8/12/1999 - Application to the Chief
Judge
SP16 10:30 AM AP-20230000027512 45/93 Clinton Hakopa
Kati
CJ 2021/36 - Te Toi Tuhakaraina
also known as Moki Gillett or Moki
Taikereti - and a succession order
ma...
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP 4 10:45AM AP-20230000027562 45/93 Deputy Registrar,
Maori Land Court
Waikato-Maniapoto
CJ 2022/24 - Matakana No
9 Block -Taare Lyn Davies
or Linda Taare Dolly
Davies or Linda Taare
Dolly Wi Keepa or Teiare
Wi Keepa or Taare (Dolly)
HekiHeki - and a vesting
order made at 85
Tauranga MB 131-134 on
29 May 2006 - Application
to the Chief Judge
SP 5 11:00AM AP-20230000019653
A20170006851
45/93 Nganehu Whatu CJ 2017/31 - Te Huka
Whatu...
There
was a complicated search for alternatives from
around 1859-1862. In August 1862, the colonial
government, led by Alfred Domett, brought
a new Native Lands Bill before the House of
Representatives, which was enacted as the Native
Lands Act 1862.
Changes in place from 6 February 2021
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to the Act with Te Ture Whenua
Māori (Succession, Dispute Resolution, and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2020.
Te orokohanga me te whakatū mai o te ratonga│Background
and service commencement
In August 2020, targeted amendments were made to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Chief Judge Fox was appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in 2010, and as the Chief Judge of the Court in 2023. On 24 August 2023, her swearing-in ceremony was held at The Pā, University of Waikato.
The Māori Appellate Court sits quarterly in February, May, August, and November of every year.
Apply to appeal a decision in Pātaka Whenua
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Me tono mō tētahi arotake ā-ture mai i Te Kooti Teitei
Apply for a judicial review from the High Court
If you disagree with a Māori Land Court or the Māori Appellate Court decision, you’re entitled to seek judicial review from the High Court of New Zealand.