Currently Aotearoa New Zealand has 11 women judges of Māori ancestry who serve on the High Court, District Court and Māori Land Court. That figure represents about 4.8% of the judiciary.
MĀORI LAND COURT JUDGMENT DELIVERY EXPECTATIONS
16 September 2026
Judgment delivery expectations
All judges of the Māori Land Court aim to deliver decisions as promptly as possible.
The survey will close at midnight on Sunday 20 July 2025 .
To access the Māori Land Court User Survey, please click the following link:
Māori Land Court User Survey 2025
If you have any questions, please contact us by email at te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz
E te rangatira, tēnā koe.
The Māori Land Court warmly invites you once again to share your thoughts on the service you’ve received from us - this time, with a focus on your experience using Pātaka Whenua.
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The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
APPLICATION NUMBER: ....................................................................................................................................................................
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI | MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Whangārei in Chambers
Present: W W Isaac, Judge
T Hepi, Clerk of the Court
Date: 17 August 2026
Application No: AP-20250000003483
Subject: Te Ti B2 Block - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual
threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori
reservation.
