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The kaimahi also support the Judiciary by leading the delivery of services across its Courts,
and care for the historic records which lie at the heart of the Māori land Court as a court of
record.
Only applications and sittings that were confi rmed
at the time of this publication are listed. For more
information, please contact your local Mäori Land
Court offi ce.
Following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the Crown negotiated several largescale purchases ofland in Te Waipounamu (the South Island) whereby almost the entire land base of Ngāi Tahu, some 34.5 million acres ofland, was sold for £14,750. 1 Ngāi Tahu’s landlessness was the subject of several Crown investigations in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.
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This factsheet provides information about, and a summary of, abbreviations used
for minute books of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
Introduction
In the 150 year history of the Māori Land Court
evidence and decisions have been recorded in local
(and more) recently national minute books.
There was also whānau discussion about land interests in the Rangitīkei area. My mother was one of eleven siblings, all of whom had a little bit of knowledge of their Māori land interests but nothing too specific.
The special
bond between Māori people and the land is
recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the
records held by this Court form an invaluable
part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
You may use this document to request a waiver, reduction or refund of the fee
prescibed for an application before the Mäori Land Court or Mäori Appellate Court under the Mäori Land Court
Fees Regulations 2013.
Metadata
Title: National Register of Māori Incorporations for New Zealand
Date of data: 30 June 2024
Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington
Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz
URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz)
Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from the Māori Land Information System of