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Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
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Our practice notes Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) sets out the full authority, power and limitations of the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
Ngā kōtitanga
Court hearings
See a list of court hearings coming up across all of our venues.
Te haere ā-tinana ki te kōtitanga
Attending a court hearing in person
Read our guidance for attending a court hearing in person.
For example, you may need to provide your bank account details and an IRD number. Mēnā kāore koe i te whakaae ki te putanga
If you disagree with the outcome
If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.
Understanding of te ao Māori and application of tikanga
Āhuatanga C: Mōhio ki Te Ture Whenua Māori me te whakahaere whenua Māori
Category C: Te Ture and whenua Māori knowledge
C1.
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land.
Ki tēnei whārangi
Ngā pūkete e wātea ana ki te tiro
Te mahi kape o te pūkete kooti Ngā pūkete e wātea ana ki te tiro
E wātea ana te nuinga o te pūkete ki te iwi whānui hei tirotiro i te kape puka.
Requests to appoint a mediator from beyond the list require approval from the Pae Matua o Te Kooti Whenua Māori (Director of the Māori Land Court) before they can proceed.