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Alongside these changes, we face an increase in applications, COVID-19 impacts, and higher-than-normal staff turnover, which has slowed down our response times to enquiries and the processing of your applications.

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At this point in te pā whenua, you will be ready to file an application with the Court. Once you have filed your application with us, we will take care of your information and support you to understand the process from here.

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Kia mōhio, ka taea te whakamahi te General Form of Application ki te kore tō tono e hāngai ki ngā momo e whakaaturia ana.

How-do-I-user-guides/Te-reo-Maori/Submitting-an-application-v1-6-Maori-web.pdf (3.8 mb)

DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE – CRAIG COXHEAD I am delighted to advise that Judge Craig Coxhead has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Judge of our Court. Judge Coxhead was appointed to the Māori Land Court in 2008 and is one of the resident judges in Waiariki, as well as a Presiding Officer in the Waitangi Tribunal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue and a Justice of the High Court of Cook Islands.

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For Exact Match screen, simply click the toggle located at the top right-hand corner of the Ownership screen. Find an ownership using the Search menu – Exact Match Search māorilandcourt.govt.nz 7 Step 3 Enter the person’s name (or part of) into the Owner name box if known.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-6.pdf (910 kb)

Ngā kōtitanga Court hearings See a list of court hearings coming up across all of our venues.

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It is the exchange of ideas, the recital of whakapapa to make connections, and where challenges can be laid down.

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Pātaka Whenua is the final deliverable of the Whenua Māori Programme, a joint initiative between the Ministry of Justice and Te Puni Kōkiri.

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Succession applications are ongoing. People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original beneficiaries of the land.

Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 12:15PM AP-20250000008231 21/94 Mereana Hond Paora-Aneti 17 & 18 - Puniho Pa – Inquiry into the administration of a Māori Reservation

Documents/Panui/11.-Aotea-3-October-2025.pdf (123 kb)