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Ratonga
Ka manaaki mātau i a
koe, ā, ka pūmau ki te
whakarite i tētahi wāhi
haumaru. Ka mahi tahi
mātau ki te āwhina kia
whiwhi i a koe ngā
mōhiohio e hiahia ana
koe – ahakoa te āhua,
te wāhi rānei i
whakapā koe.
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.
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.
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.
Ki tēnei whārangi
Ngā pūkete e wātea ana ki te tiro
Te mahi kape o te pūkete kooti Ngā pūkete e wātea ana ki te tiro
E wātea anate nuinga o te pūkete ki te iwi whānui hei tirotiro i te kape puka.
I a tātou e whakaaro nei ki ngā
kāinga o te iwi Māori, mārakerake anate kitea,
kāhore e tawhiti ana ō tātou whakaaro i te whenua,
i a Papatūānuku, ka mutu, i ā tātou mahi ki te tau-
tiaki i a ia.
For example, you may need to provide your bank account details and an IRD number. Mēnā kāore koe i te whakaae ki te putanga
If you disagree with the outcome
If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.
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.