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Over the years, subdivisions, transfers, and sales may have reduced access, or the land may no longer be accessible at all.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

The project is reaching out to those Māori lands which do not have a trust or other management structure to administer their lands.

Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)

Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.

Documents/Panui/1213222-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-February-2023-web2.pdf (752 kb)

Who mediates? Initially Māori Land Court judges will act as mediators. In the future, the service will be supported by a pool of non- judicial mediators identified to have the right skills to support disputes over Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)

Judge Stephanie Milroy discusses leases and licenses over Māori Reservation land and papakāinga.

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

This has been well understood by Māori land owners. Since the Act’s inception over 1500 ahu whenua trusts have been created (and only a few terminated).

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)

First, they have had tensions over many years, which have been the consequence of a long-term trust over multiply-owned Māori land, which have had to be heard in the High Court.

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

There is, I think, a lesson in that. Māori Land Court Judges The Māori Land Court bench at present is made up of thirteen judges.

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

On that island I see te iwi Māori walking proudly within their own Māori world and over their own land. So, I suggest to you now, if your vision of an island is similar to mine, we must grasp an oar and get on board this waka we share so that we can row together towards that island.

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