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Many landowner journeys begin when a whānau member passes away and their land interests or shares in an incorporation are transferred to their whānau members.
This action takes manuhiri from the state of sacredness to ordinary and is an expression of the hospitality and generosity of the hau kainga. At this point in te pā whenua, landowners are now ready to take their next step.
Only 17% of Māori knew how to speak te reo, only 5% of our children in schools could speak te reo, and furthermore, there were people of that time who declared there was no benefit in teaching te reo and no benefit in the continued survival of te reo Māori.
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.
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.
Ka āhei te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te
whakamana i te tono whakawehe mēnā koia
nei tonu te huarahi tōtika mō te whakamahi
me te whakahou i te whenua, ka whai
takoha rānei tētahi mema o tewhānau mai i
te kaitono.
Mā tātou te whenua e ora, mā te whenua tātou e ora
We will care for the land, the land will care for us Whenua is part of the identity of tangata whenua.
20 July 2023
MEDIA STATEMENT
Chief Justice welcomes the appointment of
new Chief Māori Land Court Judge
The Chief Justice welcomes the announcement by Associate Minister of Māori
Development, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, of Judge Caren Fox’s appointment as
Chief Judge of Te Kooti Whenua Māori | Māori Land Court.
Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, TeWhānau a Apanui) is the 17th
Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the rol...