In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 3:00 PM AP-20250000011058 133/93 Pamela Seymour He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Otonga 1E2 mai i te whenua atu ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Otonga 1E2 from General land to Māori freehold land. SP8 3:00 PM AP-20230000022135 18(1)(a)/93 328/93 Catherine Thomas Wharekauri 1A2 - Determination of ownership of a dwelling and occupation order in favour of Te Puna Aroha Mokopuna Whānau Trust SP9 3:1...
Documents/Panui/14-v2.-Te-Waipounamu-15-October-2025.pdf (145 kb)
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 67 1:00 PM AP-20260000002248 239/93 Deputy Registrar He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Tokaanu Township No.21 Trust Replace Adrian David Williams with Turoa Karatea as responsible trustee of the Tokaanu Township No.21 Trust Applications for Succession, Whānau Trust or Kaitiaki Trust to be heard in other Court Districts The following applications affecting land in this district will be heard under...
Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
Awaiting Administrative Action A20170005300 28/08/2017 CJ 2017/20 - Waimarino 3N 2B and an order vesting the land in trust made at 140 Whanganui MB 53-55 on 2 February 1977 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Shaun Seymour 1.
Awaiting Administrative Action A20170005300 28/08/2017 CJ 2017/20 - Waimarino 3N 2B and an order vesting the land in trust made at 140 Whanganui MB 53-55 on 2 February 1977 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Shaun Seymour 1.
Ōta noho (utu tāpae $68) Occupation order (filing fee $68) Occupation orders allow you to exclusively occupy or build on a specific area of Māori land. You must own an interest in the land or be the beneficiary of a whānau trust that owns an interest in the land.
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Awaiting Administrative Action Page 2 of 56 Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications aged over 6 months old held by Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court as at 28 February 2022 Produced pursuant to rul 5.11 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 A20190007011 8/08/2019 Tamati and Margaret Makara Whanau Trust - and orders constituting a whanau trust made at 99 Whangarei MB 34-36 (23/02/2004) - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Tainui Noble 1.
Awaiting Administrative Action A20170005300 28/08/2017 CJ 2017/20 - Waimarino 3N 2B and an order vesting the land in trust made at 140 Whanganui MB 53-55 on 2 February 1977 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Shaun Seymour 5.
