This produced some pleasing results
in both spaces with an increase in new applications to Court in the earlier part of the reporting
year and the closure of some of our older applications.
Figure [3] – Throughput for the Māori Appeallate Court as at 31 May 2023
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National
Waikato - Maniapoto
Waiariki
Te Waipounamu
Tākitimu
Taitokerau
Tairāwhiti
Te Whakamaene
Pre-Application Pre-Court At Court Post Court Orders...
Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust
3. Where the title to the land is vested in a Māori land trust (e.g. an Ahu Whenua Trust or a
Whānau Trust) the trustees can approve a mortgage against the land subject to any
restrictions in the trust order (ss 147 and 150A of the Act)
Prepare for Court hearing
AP-20230000027522
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21/10/2021 CJ 2021/50 - Pupuke G2C - and vesting orders made on 27 July 2016 at 135 TTK 277-281 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Arkiwhata Flavell 2. Prepare for Court hearing
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22/10/2021 Whakamaru Maungaiti M No 3 No 2 block - Partition 289/93 Whakamaru Maungaiti M No 3 No 2 Ahu Whenua Trust 2.
WAIKATO-MANIAPOTO
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Waikato-Maniapoto District
Address Level 2 BNZ Building, 348-354 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Mailing address DX Box GX10101, Hamilton
Phone 07 957 7780
Email mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai...
For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners
19/93 Application for inju...
Enhancing digital services
2. Improving application and enquiry resolution
3. deepening community engagement
Enhancing digital services
June 2025 marked the two-year anniversary of our
redesigned website and the launch of our online
portal - Pātaka Whenua.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows:
From Masterton: 11:00 AM, Thursday 4 June 2026
To Masterton: 11:00 AM, Wednesday 10 June 2026
From Masterton: 11:00 AM, Thursday 3 September 2026
To Masterton: 11:00 AM, Friday 4 September 2026
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 Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the...
1
Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
May 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the pānui closing date of 11th of March 2026, 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 inquiry or...
Promotion: Te Kooti Whenua Māori calls for expressions of interest in the mediator role.
2. Application: Applicants submit an expression of interest for the role using the prescribed form and
process.
3.
Comment on your understanding of the kaupapa of the court, your experience
in whenua Māori contexts, and your commitment to delivering tikanga-informed mediation.
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Āhuatanga A: Pūkenga whakatau wenerau, takawaenga hoki
Category A: Dispute resolution and mediation skills
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