You can contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.
Reviewing the Special Aid system allowed us to ensure timely payments to Court appointed professionals who provide essential services to Māori landowners.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
1 THE ADEQUACY OF LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL HERITAGE AND CUSTOMARY RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND Ka kuhu ahau ki te ture, hei matua mo te pani I seek refuge in the law, for it is a parent of the oppressed (Te Kooti Arikirangi Te…
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Judgments of the Māori Land Court are published in Pātaka Whenua, our online portal, and in the Ministry of Justice's decisions finder.
Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.
Relevant case law What the Court considers What you need to include in your application 3 māorilandcourt.co.nz You can submit your application several ways: Online – Pātaka Whenua Visit Pātaka Whenua through the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz You can apply as: • a registered user – where you can create, save, submit applications, pay fees, and track progress • a guest user – where you submit your applications without creating an accoun...
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
A large amount of our record is accessible using our online portal, Pātaka Whenua. However, there are some records that are only available for viewing in hard copy at our offices, and some that are too fragile to be viewed at all.
Rapua a Pātaka Whenua Search Pātaka Whenua Search the court record online in Pātaka Whenua. Paneke Upcoming paneke Find out when the next paneke is coming to your area.
Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.
A hearing may be an in-person hearing, may be conducted as a mixture of in-person and virtual appearances, or may only be online. No one other than members of the media may make a record in court/tribunal hearings, whatever form that record is, such as notes on an electronic device, film or recording, unless given permission by the presiding judge.
