Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.
On that island I see te iwi Māori walking proudly within their own Māori world and over their own land. So, I suggest to you now, if your vision of an island is similar to mine, we must grasp an oar and get on board this waka we share so that we can row together towards that island.
This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.
Some people become landowners when land is gifted or transferred to them.
Appointment of Māori Trustee as Agent for specified unadministered lands to assess damage from Cyclone Gabrielle.
The Māori Land Court is a part of the Ministry of Justice, so any media enquiries must go through the Ministry's media centre.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20250000013071 19/93 Renee Eliza Nichols Ahipara 73A Block – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: Fiona King
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 1:10 PM AP-20240000011369 113/93 118/93 Lamia Kereopa He tauatanga ki a James Tehemorere Kereopa Succeed to the Māori land interests of James Tehemorere Kereopa also known as James Tehemorere Ngarama
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Puna-O-Maru Section 96 Date: Saturday 27 September 2025 Time: 12:30 PM Venue: Waihoa Marae 26 Māori Road Morven Waimate Kaupapa: Vote on setting aside the whenua as a Māori reservation Vote on who the class of beneficiaries will be Election of trustees Discuss access to the urupā Any questions please contact mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz View the notice her...
māorilandcourt.co.nz Over the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday, 5 January 2026.
Documents/Misc/Urgent-injunction-holiday-process-2025-26.pdf (658 kb)
