This has largely been the result of additional resourc- ing provided by the Ministry of Justice to address the backlog of applications awaiting registration.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative int...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-October-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
Only applications and sittings that were confi rmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court offi ce.
Documents/Panui/0703522-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-August-20221.pdf (538 kb)
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
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)
The Māori Land Court of New Zealand All SILNA lands are located in Te Waipounamu Māori Land Court District.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT AP-20240000002360 113/93 118/93 Paula Marie Pere He tauatanga ki a Ariel Paul Pere – Succeed to the Māori land interests of Ariel Paul Pere AP-20240000002215 113/93 118/93 Tina Te Awhina Adams He tauatanga ki a Reuben Denil Adams – Succeed to the Māori land interests of Reuben Denil Adams also known as Reuben Daniel Adams or Reuben Deniel Adams or Deniel Reuben or Reuben Adams AP-20240000003317...
Under rule 6.6 of the Mäori Land Court Rules 2011, the following applications may have been decided without notice and without formal hearing.
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 | Maori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 11/1975 Exercise jurisdiction over ngā taonga tūturu 112/93 Transmitting Interests to Administrator 113/93 Determining persons entitled to succeed 113A/93 Simple and Uncontested 115/93 Determination of Whāngai of a Deceased Owner 117/93 Succession where Grant of Administration 118/93...
Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)
For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 | Maori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 11/1975 Exercise jurisdiction over ngā taonga tūturu 112/93 Transmitting Interests to Administrator 113/93 Determining persons entitled to succeed 113A/93 Simple and Uncontested 115/93 Determination of Whāngai of a Deceased Owner 117/93 Succession where Grant of Administration 118/93...
Documents/Panui/Revised-MLC-Panui-National-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)
