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Ngā kōtitanga Court hearings See a list of court hearings coming up across all of our venues. Te haere ā-tinana ki te kōtitanga Attending a court hearing in person Read our guidance for attending a court hearing in person.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.

Located in:  Contact us

Ko tōna kaupapa anake he tuku kia uru atu ki te whenua. Ka taea e te Kooti Whenua Māori te whakaae ki ngā ara kaha i te wā ka hangaia he taitara mā te whakaae a ngā kaipupuri whenua katoa i taua wā.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

Whilst you can act by majority, you all share equally in any decisions made by the trust, good or bad. Te mahi me te kore whai hua ki a koe Act without personal profit You can’t benefit personally from being a trustee.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 26 April 2022, minute book 76 Te Waipounamu 246-311.

Documents/SILNA/Updated-interim-list-of-owners-of-the-Toitoi-Crown-Land-Block-VIII-Lords-River-Survey-District2.pdf (1.2 mb)

  He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Māori words for the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas.

Located in:  The court record

See also Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi | Waitangi Tribunal Tū Mai te Rangi!

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

Apply to occupy your land Raihana ki te noho (utu tāpae $23) Licence to occupy (filing fee $23) A licence is a contract between you and other owners (or their representatives, such as trustees) that permits certain activities to occur on all or part of your land.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

AP-20230000019641 A20160006045 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/47 - Te Keepa Tamitere or Peneti - and orders made at 117 WP 96 (2 June 1949) - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20230000019642 A20160006047 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/37 - Tamati Tuhiwai - and succession orders made at 159 GIS 286-287 (26 November 2004) and 112 Rotorua MB 142 (22 March 1960) - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20230000019645 A20170003267 45/93 Olive Gilliland CJ 2017/8 - Paerau...

Documents/Panui/MoJ-National-Panui-August-2023-CR-APP.pdf (215 kb)

CHIEF JUDGE OF THE MĀORI LAND COURT TE KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA O TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI Te Tari o te Kaiwhakawā Matua Chief Judge’s Chambers DX SX 10153, Te Whanganui a Tara 6145, Aotearoa DX SX 10153 Wāea Kōrero: (04) 914 3021 Wellington 6145, New Zealand Phone: (04) 914 3021 17 October 2023 MĀORI LAND COURT SPECIAL AID PRACTICE NOTE Aio ki te nuku aio ki te rangi ko te kawa ora ko te kawa ora tihei...

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)