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Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū. As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land.

Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

Located in:  Contact us

The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 18 May 2023.

Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-18-May-2023.pdf (1 mb)

In Pātaka Whenua, you can find information about your whenua, search the court record, make an application or enquiry online and pay the application filing fee.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

You can request copies of land records registered with them.

Located in:  The court record

The court minute becomes a part of the court record. The court minute is a valuable taonga that provides important information for future generations to learn about the history of their whenua.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

 The court order becomes a part of the court record. We recommend that you keep these documents in a safe place, as they will help you decide what steps to take going forward.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: TRUST: Tawera 897 Sec 2 Ahu Whenua Trust DATE: Friday 8 November 2024 TIME: 9:30am VENUE: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch AGENDA: Election of nominated trustees only Please register your interest by 2 November 2024 by email to mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz or phone 03 962 4900 Notice of Hui Section 2 MR 897 Ta...

Documents/Panui/1.-Notice-Te-Waipounamu-8-November-2024.pdf (196 kb)

This package forms part of the funding towards the recovery for whenua Māori owners affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The funding is for clean-up of sediment & debris, where mahi has already been completed (either by owners or by contractors) and for any similar mahi to be completed in the future.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News