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)
Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to: promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.
Experience tells us that the assembled owners’ provisions can be suitable for confirming sales or leases of land, but are good for little else. They certainly do not promote improved governance – they were introduced by the Native Land Act 1909 which was not concerned with promoting Māori governance of their land.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
The below tables provide a snapshot of information relating to the Māori Land Court caseload from June 2022 to May 2023.
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 1 A20220015666 29/93, 113/93 Deputy Registrar James Edward Archbold - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block 2 A20220017227 29/93, 113/93 Deputy Registrar Terrence Matipau Wall - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block 3 A202200172...
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.
Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-February-2024-web.pdf (1015 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.
Documents/Panui/1002422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-November-2022-web22.pdf (633 kb)
For more information about The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) and the work of Te Kooti Whenua Māori and updating the lists of potential owners for the four remaining SILNA Blocks Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, please see our SILNA page.
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 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 19/93 Application for injunction 19(1)(a)/93 Issue injunction in respect of trespass or other injury to Māori
Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-National-March-2025.pdf (1.8 mb)
The eyes were picked out of Aotearoa’s available land by successive Native Land Court regimes and rapidly converted to European land in the 19th and 20th Centuries.
