Enhancements include a waharoa at the entrance to the courtroom, improved spaces to support services such as Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau our Dispute Resolution Service, and dedicated secure storage for court records and taonga.
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.
Māori Land Court fees are increasing from 1 July 2026
Kei ngā kaipupuri whenua puta noa i te motu, tēnā rā koutou katoa!
From 1 July 2026 , Māori Land Court fees increase by 2.25% .
NOTICE TO PREFERRED CLASSES OF
ALIENEES AS TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL
Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152
In the Māori Land Court
of New Zealand
Aotea District
Subject of application
Kai Iwi 5D1A2 (Record of Title 1038392)
Notice
I, Donald Brent Richards, have applied to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for
confirmation of a sale of the above Māori freehold land.