Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono
a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Thames
District Court, 505 Queen Street, Thames
Wednesday 26 March 2025
Judge R P Mullins Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Pīra Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga
o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Māori Appellate Court Sitting
At Rotorua
Māori Land Court, Hauora House, 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Māori Appellate Court Coram
Judge W W Isaac (Presiding)
Judge Te K Te A R Williams
Judge A M Thomas
PĀNUI
NO.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Pīra Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga
o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Māori Appellate Court Sitting
At Rotorua
Māori Land Court, Hauora House, 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua
Thursday, 15 May 2025
Māori Appellate Court Coram
Judge W W Isaac (Presiding)
Judge Te K Te A R Williams
Judge A M Thomas
PĀNUI
NO.
As the first fully bilingual judgment issued in its history, it signals the enhancement of te reo Māori in the Court. This, at a time when the nation is celebrating the 50th year of the anniversary of the Māori language petition, the 40th anniversary of te kohanga reo and the 35th anniversary of te reo Māori becoming an official language of Aotearoa New Zealand.
Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa.
On this page
Dispute resolution service
The mediation process
What if a resolution is not reached? Ko te whakapapa te ara ki o mātua tupuna
It is your connections to each other that keep you connected to your ancestors Dispute resolution service
Our dispute resolution service is a free, voluntary, tikanga-based process where parties can resolve disputes related to Māori land confidentially, outside of a court setting.
The practice note demystifies what can appear a complex subject, and support both whānau and lenders to improve access to finance for development activity on whenua Māori.
Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua
As people disappear from sight, the land remains Before settlers arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, tangata whenua cared for whenua as kaitiaki, or guardians, as hapū and whānau collectives.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land.