(e) If the parties cannot agree on a mediator, then one will be appointed by a Judge of the Māori Land Court in the district where the relevant land is located.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 12:15 PM AP-20260000009885 19/93 Sandra Lee Martin Waharuhe / Haora Koura Whanau Trust - Injunction SP2 12:15 PM AP-20260000009889 231/93 Sandra Lee Martin He arokatenga i te Waharuhe / Haora Koura Whanau Trust Review of the Waharuhe / Haora Koura Whanau Trust
Documents/Panui/28.-Te-Waipounamu-6-August-2026.pdf (118 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 10:00 AM AP-20260000006898 240/93 Korea Tepuawaitanga Matthews He tauwehe i a Karen Francis Matthews rātou ko Tia Paula Te Ara Bailey, ko Leanne Tiraha, ko Korina Matthews i te Te Puawaitanga Mokopuna Whānau Trust Remove Karen Francis Matthews, Tia Paula Te Ara Bailey, Leanne Tiraha, and Korina Matthews as responsible trustees of the Te Puawaitanga Mokopuna Whānau Trust Judicial Conference – the Court may convene to mak...
Furthermore, the completion of succession through the Court often represents the only time the successors and whānau engage with someone who holds qualifications in the law in relation to their land.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
The Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts.
Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us online in Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email or post.
Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau a Apanui) is the 17th Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the role.
Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)
Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP13 10:00 AM AP-20250000004899 241/93 David James Davies Removal of land interests from the Rangitopeora Whānau Trust
Whenua tōpū trusts, again a land management trust, which provide for iwi or hapū based trusts designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land on behalf of a wider class of owner, normally a whānau, hapū or iwi grouping.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
