Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.
Pātaka Whenua is the online portal that holds the Māori Land Court electronic record, which includes minutes and orders.
Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Aotea PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Porirua Courtroom 2 Porirua District Court 4 Hagley Street Porirua Friday 17 November 2023 Judge A M Thomas PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SNov7/1 10:55AM AP-20230000033657 118/93 Serena Ngareta Tahana, Conan James Frost, Armia...
Documents/Panui/SNov7-1-AP-20230000033657-Putiputi-Tahana-s118.pdf (87 kb)
Aotea PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Porirua Courtroom 2 Porirua District Court 4 Hagley Street Porirua Friday 17 November 2023 Judge A M Thomas PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SNov8/1 11:05AM AP-20230000023401 214/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Putiputi Tahana (Frost) Haroharo 7...
Documents/Panui/SNov8-1-AP-20230000023401-Haroharo-7B-2B-2B-and-other-blocks.pdf (86 kb)
We hold court sittings, paneke, outreach hui, and trustee training sessions, both kanohi ki te kanohi and online.
You can contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.
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 13 November 2025 Māori Appellate Court sitting 13 Novembe...
It does not include information about Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, Ownership Only, General Land owned by Māori, General Land or blocks pending internal review.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2022-07-19-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-National-List.xlsx (2 mb)
It does not include information about Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, Ownership Only, General Land owned by Māori, General Land or blocks pending internal review.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2021-10-08-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-Ver1.xlsx (2 mb)
