The judges of the Māori Land Court expect that 90% of Court judgments will be delivered within three months of the last day of hearing or receipt of the last submission in the case in question.
If there is sufficient evidence produced to satisfy the Court of the case against you, judgment against you may be given in your absence.
TITLE IMPROVEMENT 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/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
ANY FINAL TERMS OF AN OCCUPATION ORDER ARE THEREFORE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND CONFIRMATION BY THE MĀORI LAND COURT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 328 OF TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
The Ministry of Justice makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal liability or responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information contained herein. The Māori Land Court must confirm any trust order you decide upon (sections 219 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993).
Nominations: ▪ Must be received on the official Māori Land Court nomination form ▪ Forms can be obtained by either contacting the Māori Land Court or by way of the link, details for both are below ▪ Must be received by the Māori Land Court on or before 4pm Friday, 21 July 2023 ▪ Nominations must clearly identify the block to which the person is being nominated to.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Final-advert-Whakapoungakau-hui-final.pdf (115 kb)
1 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.
In addition, there were requirements in Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 and previous legislation for the transmittal of Māori Land Court orders as to title, which had not been consistently applied.
The Māori Land Court has no power to stop this from happening.
When one adds to the mix the underlying principles of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 – namely of land retention and land utilisation, in effect two competing principles – then the challenges facing Māori land owners and the Māori Land Court can be quite difficult.
