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-20230000028255 A20130010257 17/11/2013 CJ 2013/42 - Erana Aperahama - and a succession order made at 72 Northern MB 468 on 20 March 1942, and Mere Hori - and a succession order made at 3 Kaikohe Succession MB 64-65 on 25 August 1999, and 5 Others - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Registrar (Maori Land Court) 2.
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...
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.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20260000001062 58/93 Brian Te Ranui Mahara and Phillip Tehau Mahara Appeal 2026/2 – Pakau Trust and the removal of Phillip Tehau Mahara and Brian Te Ranui Mahara as trustees made at 288 Waikato Maniapoto MB 112-143 on 27 November 2025 – Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Respondents: Rangitiaho Rau and Deidre Tupaea) SP 5 10:00 AM AP-20260000004039 58/93 Gary Stock Appeal 2026/11 - Pakau Trust and Review of Trust, Juris...
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...
1 Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori - EOI process information booklet - March 2026 Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Dispute Resolution Service Puka ārahi mō te hātepe tuku tono│ Expression of interest process - information booklet 2 Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori - EOI process information booklet - March 2026 Table of Contents Table of Contents 2 Introduction 3 Background and...
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
Email your completed expression of interest to DRSexpressionofinterest@justice.govt.nz by 5:00pm on 30 April 2026 and include DRS mediator expression of interest - Your Name in the subject line.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 22 3:30 PM AP-20250000015982 242/93 Amelia Morgan, John Maurice Takarangi Murimotu 5B1 Ahu Whenua Trust - Payment of funds held in trust At Levin | Te Takeretanga o Kurahaupō (Levin Community Centre) 10 Bath Street, Levin Tuesday, 5 May 2026 Judge A H C Warren presiding Applications to be heard PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 10:30 AM AP-20250000014289 19/93 Donnamarie Barnes, Milly Barnes, Jordain Barnes, Caroline Mita, Faye Mita, Robyn Barnes Paeroa East 5 and Paeroa East 5 Part Māori reservation - Injunction prohibiting any person, where proceedings are pending before the court or the Chief Judge, from dealing with or doing any injury to any property that is the subject matter of the proceedings or that may be affected by any order that...
