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Judge Armstrong has extensive experience in the Waitangi Tribunal and the Māori Land Court. He has acted for Māori landowners, trusts, incorporations, post-settlement governance entities, whānau, hapū and Iwi.

Located in:  Who we are

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. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.

You can search to find trusts, incorporations, Māori reservations as well as other types, and will be able to find information on: • the overview of the organisation’s management structure, • members of the management structure, • ownership details, • contact details for the administrator (if available).

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Many landowner journeys begin when a whānau member passes away and their land interests or shares in an incorporation are transferred to their whānau members.

Located in:  Māori land

Ngā tono $68 $68 applications Succession to Māori land Transfer of shares in Māori land Establishment of a trust over Māori land Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land Occupation of Māori land Ngā tono $228 $228 applications Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land Anything related to a Māori incorporation R...

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

In your application you’ll need to provide: written consents of the trustees written consents of the beneficiaries evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māori land trust), the land must be vested i...

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

Alternatively, the applications can be posted to: Māori Land Court – Te Waipounamu Registry  CJESP Building, Level 1, 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Central City, Christchurch 8011 All SILNA hearings are heard in the Te Waipounamu Māori Land Court, Christchurch.

Located in:  Who we are Our rules and legislation

Sitting period Closing date for lodgements  10 - 14 November 2025 Wednesday, 6 August 2025 9 - 13 February 2026 Wednesday, 5 November 2025 11 - 15 May 2026 Wednesday, 5 February 2026 10 - 14 August 2026 Wednesday, 6 May 2026 9 - 13 November 2026 Wednesday, 5 August 2026   Ngā tono ki te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court applications to be heard Pānui Māori Appellate Court sitting 12 February 2026 Māori Appellate Court sitting 12 Februar...

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

Agencies such as the Māori Land Court, the Māori Trustee, Collections, and the Electoral Enrolment Centre all have separate databases with addresses of Māori land owners.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Our friends such as Te Kohanga Reo, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, Te Whare Wānanga, Māori Television, the Māori iwi radio stations and the many more initiatives that seek to revitalize the Māori language are waiting for you.

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