Ngā kōtitanga
Court hearings
See a list of court hearings coming up across all of our venues.
Te haere ā-tinana ki te kōtitanga
Attending a court hearing in person
Read our guidance for attending a court hearing in person.
For example, you may need to provide your bank account details and an IRD number. Mēnā kāore koe i te whakaae ki te putanga
If you disagree with the outcome
If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.
Understanding of te ao Māori and application of tikanga
Āhuatanga C: Mōhio ki Te Ture Whenua Māori me te whakahaere whenua Māori
Category C: Te Ture and whenua Māori knowledge
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Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land.
Requests to appoint a mediator from beyond the list require approval from the Pae Matua o Te Kooti Whenua Māori (Director of the Māori Land Court) before they can proceed.
Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua
As people disappear from sight, the land remains Before settlers arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, tangata whenua cared for whenua as kaitiaki, or guardians, as hapū and whānau collectives.
