The Treaty envisages the Crown-Māori relationship as a partnership, in which the Crown is entitled to govern but Māori retain tino rangatiratanga (full authority) over their taonga (treasures).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
The Crown conceded that it had failed to ensure Ngāi Tahu were left with sufficient lands for their needs, and the Tribunal found the Crown had acted unconscionably and in repeated breach of the Treaty.
PĀNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 26 A20230002589 29/93, 113/93 Deputy Registrar Marjorie Hazel Clarabel Greenwood - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block 27 A20220018775 86/93 Deputy Registrar Toitoi (SILNA) Block - Amendment of Court Record at 76 TWP 248-311 regarding the successors of Kataraina (Karo) Ropata 4 28 A20230001588 29/93, 113/93 Deputy...
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
It was acquired by the government as part of the Crown’s northern bush or Tāmaki purchase of 1871.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT AP-20240000013073 113/93 118/93 Alethea Hokianga- Rowland, Trevina Stephnie McDonald nee Ward-Hokianga, Sharon Marion Hokianga Jnr He tautanga ki a Myrtle Mate Christina Hokianga Succeed to the Māori land interests of Myrtle Mate Christina Hokianga AP-20240000013074 118(6)/93 Deputy Registrar He tauatanga ki ngā pānga tāpiri ki a Reti Poutini Succeed to the additional interests of Reti Poutini also known as Pukaikura Poutini or Ret...
Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT AP-20240000013073 113/93 118/93 Alethea Hokianga- Rowland, Trevina Stephnie McDonald nee Ward-Hokianga, Sharon Marion Hokianga Jnr He tautanga ki a Myrtle Mate Christina Hokianga Succeed to the Māori land interests of Myrtle Mate Christina Hokianga AP-20240000013074 118(6)/93 Deputy Registrar He tauatanga ki ngā pānga tāpiri ki a Reti Poutini Succeed to the additional interests of Reti Poutini also known as Pukaikura Poutini or Ret...
Documents/Panui/Revised-MLC-Panui-National-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)
“Basically, the camp squatted on it.”9 The Crown Grant The original Crown grant was for 6 acres, 2 roods, 24 perches (2.691 hectares).
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 A20220017225 29/93, 113...
They cannot be finally appointed until a gazette notice has been issued formally establishing the Māori reservation. 1 In broad terms, land that is not Māori land and is not Crown land (see next item). 2 The Crown refers to the Queen, who is the head of state of New Zealand.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
The Treaty of Waitangi, signed in 1840 between Māori and the Crown, is the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand.
