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The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
(please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some of all of the land is located)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
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The period covered has been one of change for the Court, with the introduction of the new Pātaka Whenua system to support Court kaimahi, judges and landowners.
The appointment of Dr Ruakere Hond as a Pūkenga to assist the court, under s 32A of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, provided the level of care required in the matter and one the Court is extremely grateful for. The Court agreed to a request by the applicants to appear, correspond, and be heard on the matter in te reo Māori.
Our district offices
If you want to view physical copies of the court record, you are welcome to visit one of our district offices . If you know what documents you’d like to look at, let us know in advance so that we have them ready for when you arrive.
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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 some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
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The Māori Land Court is a part of the Ministry of Justice (The Ministry).
Once completed, you can send us your application by email or post, or you can drop them off in person at one of our offices or paneke. Note : some web browsers might not show macronised words or place names correctly when you're using the dropdown menus of the forms, from within your web browser.
Currently, the Māori Trustee administers as trustee or agent approximately 1,800 Māori Land Trusts and other Māori entities. This is about one third of all Māori Land Trusts. Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including:
Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order
Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners
Provide reports and info...