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The Minister of Māori Development has sought expressions of interest for the next Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and will in due course announce the appointment of the next Chief Judge and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.

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Updated interim list of owners of the Toitoi SILNA Block Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District (South Island Landless Natives Act 1906) The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Toitoi Land (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) under Section 15 of Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.

Documents/SILNA/Updated-interim-list-of-owners-of-the-Toitoi-Crown-Land-Block-VIII-Lords-River-Survey-District2.pdf (1.2 mb)

Māori Land Court Counter Relocation Te Waipounamu (Christchurch)

Documents/Misc/Reception-panui.pdf (355 kb)

Fee increase summary Detailed fee list Detailed fee list Rārangi Utu From 1 July 2024, Māori Land Court fees increase. Details of the increases are set out below.

Documents/Articles/Fee-Change-External-guide-with-full-fee-details.pdf (4 mb)

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.

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Appointment of Māori Trustee as Agent for specified unadministered lands to assess damage from Cyclone Gabrielle.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 2:00 PM AP-20260000002971 58/93 Keremeta Ainsley, Vanessa Mercer, Edward Ainsley, Sally Ainsley Appeal 2026/10 - Tuhua Trust (Mayor Island) against a dismissal of an Injunction application against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation heard at 293 Waikato Maniapoto MB 55-64 on 26 February 2026 – Notice of Appeal

Documents/Panui/5.-SP-7-APPEAL2026-10-Tuhua-Mayor-Island-amended-22.6.2026.pdf (127 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP11 2:00 PM AP-20260000004383 58/93 Jonathon Albert Appeal 2026/12 - DP17384 - 1 Beatrix Street, Avondale, Auckland and a dismissal of an injunction decision made at 308 Taitokerau MB 221-225 on 25/2/2026 - Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Kainga Ora Homes and Communities) SP12 2:00 PM AP-20260000007117 58/93 Jonathon Albert Appeal 2026/19 - 1 Beatrix Street, Avondale, Auckland and a decision dismissing an application to determine status of land