Since the establishment of the Native land Court 1865, we have collected and managed over 23 million documents, all of which are linked in some way to whenua and whānau Māori.
To support you through the application process, four plain-language application guides havebeen developed:
How to apply for succession
How to apply for Partition of Māori freehold land
How to constitute a whānau trust
How to constitute an ahu whenua trust or whenua tōpū trust
These new guides are designed to help you identify the right application to make, understand where to begin, and prepare all the information needed before applying.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Gisborne
Present: C L Fox, Chief Judge
D Kennedy, Court Taker
Date: 5 August 2024
Application No: AP-20240000008262
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF GISBORNE COURT SITTING
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 October Tairawhiti District Court sitting date for
Gisborne that has been gazetted by the Chief Registrar in accordance with the Schedule
publish...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Rotorua
Present: T M Wara, Judge
D Witoko, Court Taker
Date: 15 April 2024
Pānui No: Chambers Application No: AP-20240000003313
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF WAIARIKI COURT SITTING DATE
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 July Waiariki District court sitting date for
Whakatāne that has been gazette by the Chief Registrar in accordance with the...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Tairāwhiti
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
W W Isaac, Te Kaiwhakawā
H Ward, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Āperira 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Tairāwhiti
Rescheduling of Te Tairāwhiti court sitting dates
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the June and July 2025 court sitting dates for Wair...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Tairāwhiti
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
W W Isaac, Te Kaiwhakawā
H Ward, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Āperira 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Tairāwhiti
Rescheduling of Te Tairāwhiti court sitting dates
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the June and July 2025 court sitting dates for Wair...
TIME
APPLICATION NO.
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP 9 12:30 PM AP-20240000007397 45/93 Christine Jane
Reed
CJ 2024/57 - Arapera
Isobella Heta or Arapera
Isobella Ransfield or
Arapera Isobel Heta or
Arapera Heta or Arapeta
Isobel Heta and succession
orders made at 232
Rotorua MB 248-251 dated
4/11/1992 - Application to
the Chief Judge
PĀNUI
NO.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Te wāhi: Wakatū / Nelson
Te hunga kooti i reira: S F Reeves, te kaiwhakawā
M K Hickey, te karaka o te kooti
Te Rangi: 15 Ākuhata 2024
Te nama o te tono: AP - 20230000033429
Te kaupapa: RESCHEDULING OF TE WAIPOUNAMU COURT SITTING DATE
Te ture: Rule 3.8(1)(b), The Māori Land Court Rules 2011
Te Kooti: I have considered the 2024 September Te Waipounamu District court sitting date
for Christchurch that has been
