SUCCESSION
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori
land.
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.
Full names of owner's parents (please state relationship, if whāngai - please indicate):
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HE TONO KIA TAUWEHEA TE TARAHITĪ I RUNGA I TĒTAHI
TAKE I TUA ATU I TE RĪHAINATANGA, TE WHAKANGĀ, TE
MATE RĀNEI
APPLICATION TO REMOVE TRUSTEE FOR REASON OTHER
THAN RESIGNATION, RETIREMENT, OR DEATH OF TRUSTEE
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 240
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 38A
Rule 12.8(3)
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Mihimihi
3. Meeting rules
4. Background / Court Directions:
o A Special General Meeting (SGM), facilitated by kaimahi of the Māori Land
Court, will be held for the sole purpose of electing trustees
o The election will be conducted in accordance with the newly ratified Marae
Charter.
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.
A judge is not required to recuse him or herself merely because the issues
involved in a case are in some indirect way related to the judge’s personal
experience or that the judge has previously dealt with the case.
4. The making of a complaint to the Judicial Conduct Commissioner against a judge
does not of itself serve to disqualify the judge from hearing cases involving the
complainant.
5.
He mea āhukahuka Te Rautaki Reo o Te Kooti
Whenua Māori i te hōhonu me te iho tāroa o
te whanaungatanga i waenga i te reo Māori, te
tāngata whenua, me te whenua anō, he tohu i te
tino hiranga o te oranga me te whakamarumaru-
tanga o te reo Māori.