Section 18 of the Adoption Act 1955 explicitly stated that adoption orders under the Act applied to Māori and sections 19(1) and (2) of the Act effectively provided that customary Māori adoption (whāngai) carried out since the commencement of the Native Lands Act was not legally binding.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and a copy is to be sent to the Chief Judge, the Chief Registrar, and the Registrar of the Waikato Maniapoto District Registry of the Court.
Documents/Panui/2.-295-Waikato-Maniapoto-MB-159-dated-14-April-2026.pdf (112 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 12:45 PM AP-20260000000446 239/93 Karyn Nathan He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō te Tiroa E Trust me Te Hape B Trust Replace Dianne Te Hereraina Crown with Rosemarie Lee Whero Eketone- Williamson as responsible trustee of Tiroa E Trust and Te Hape B Trust
Documents/Panui/11.-Waikato-Maniapoto-27-February-2026.pdf (124 kb)
search=sw_096be8ed81ba3f12_20_25_se&p=1&sr=1 Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Pānui (ngā marama tekau mā rua ō mua) Pānui (previous 12 months) Pānui Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington Court sittings that have been rescheduled October 2026 Special Pānui Taitokerau 1 October 2026 September 2026 National Pānui August 2026 Special Pānui Tākitimu 3 August 2026 Special Pānui Aotea 4 August 2026 Special Pānui Taitokerau 4 August 2026 Special Pānui Te...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11.00am AP-20240000002904 19(1)(b)/93 Carmen Te Rerehau Hansen Gage Hauhungaroa 1C - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: Hauhungaroa 1C Incorporation) – SP2 11.00am AP-20240000009498 19(1)(a)/93 19(1)(ba)/93 Committee of Management, Hauhungaroa 1C Incorporation.
Documents/Panui/4.-Special-Aotea-29-October-2024.pdf (139 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 10.30am AP-20240000002904 19(1)(b)/93 Carmen Te Rerehau Hansen Gage Hauhungaroa 1C - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: Hauhungaroa 1C Incorporation) – SP5 10.30am AP-20240000009498 19(1)(a)/93 19(1)(ba)/93 Committee of Management, Hauhungaroa 1C Incorporation.
Documents/Panui/5.-Special-Aotea-30-October-2024.pdf (140 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP28 10:00 AM AP-20240000002904 19(1)(b)/93 Carmen Te Rerehau Hansen Gage Hauhungaroa 1C - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: Hauhungaroa 1C Incorporation) SP29 10:00 AM AP-20240000009498 19(1)(a)/93 19(1)(ba)/93 Hauhungaroa 1C Incorporation Hauhungaroa 1C - Injunction against any person in respect of an...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP31 09:30 AM AP-20240000002904 19(1)(b)/93 Carmen Te Rerehau Hansen Gage Hauhungaroa 1C - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: Hauhungaroa 1C Incorporation) SP32 09:30 AM AP-20240000009498 19(1)(a)/93 19(1)(ba)/93 Hauhungaroa 1C Incorporation Hauhungaroa 1C - Injunction against any person in respect of an...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 7th of December 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inq...
