Ka taea e koe te rapu i ngā tarahiti, kaporeihana, ngā whenua rāhui Māori me ētahi atu momo, ka
taea hoki te rapu mōhiohio mō:
• te tirohanga whānui ki te hanganga whakahaere o te rōpū
• ngā mema o te hanganga whakahaere,
• ngā taipitopito kaipupuri whenua,
• ngā taipitopito whakapā mō te kaiwhakahaere (mēnā e wātea ana).
The diagram below represents
this kaupapa.
Māori Land Court dispute resolution service
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He rauemi tēnei, kia tuhia e koe, ōu whakaaro, i mua i te hui kia tika ai to whakatakoto i ōu kōrero i te hui.
Trusts within the New Plymouth, Te Hāwera, and Whanganui districts of the Aotea Māori Land Court may be eligible for this process where applications involve straightforward, uncontested trustee appointments and/or replacements, and are supported by all required documentation.
They stepped into the acting leadership of the Court and Tribunal from 1 May 2023 and will do so until a new Chief Judge is sworn in and a new Chairperson appointed. The Minister of Māori Development has sought expressions of interest for the next Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and will in due course announce the appointment of the next Chief Judge and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.
Rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 states that a report must be produced and made available to the public of all applications filed in the Māori Land Court that are six months or older and where a final decision has not yet been made on that application.
CHIEF JUDGE OF THE MĀORI LAND COURT
TE KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA O TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI
MEDIA GUIDELINES
PRODUCED BY THE CHIEF JUDGE OF THE MĀORI LAND COURT AND CHAIR
OF THE WAITANGI TRIBUNAL
21 September 2026
This resource is a guide for the media seeking to attend Māori Land Court, Māori Appellate
Court and Waitangi Tribunal proceedings.