Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIt would help if Māori land owners let the Court know their addresses when they move.
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MLC 150 years of the Maori Land Court
In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsIn contrast new ahu whenua trusts for the management of Māori freehold land are regularly set up through the Māori Land Court.
MOJ0217.6E OCT21 Applications
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)
MLC applications english
More information For more information about Māori Land Trusts please write to, phone, fax, email, or visit a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Maori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2023 Matariki 2024
Welcome to the year that was for the Māori Land Court. And what a busy year it was. The judges have been working with the staff of the seven Māori Land Court registries to move through the backlog of cases before the Court.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
LAWASIA and Conference of Chief Justices of Asia and the Pacific
15 Feb 2018 | NewsIt would be interesting to see the response if our Māori Land Court required the parties’ written submissions in upcoming cases to be uploaded to the Māori land Court website prior to hearings.
Speech to the Federation of Māori Authorities National Conference
10 Dec 2014 | NewsWith the focus of the recent review on increased productivity of land, let’s not forget the many trusts and incorporations that already do a great job and are success stories that have been celebrated this weekend.
Ngā Kaiwhakawā
Our judges
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.
The Covid Response
04 Jun 2020 | News1 CJ Media statement, “Note from Chief Justice Winkelmann” released 25 March 2020. 2 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 23 March 2020. 3 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 20 April 2020. 4 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 12 May 2020.