Discussion on Urupā Reservations (Māori burial grounds)
01 Mar 2014 | NewsIn a small number of cases with the consent of the owners of the land the Court was able to formalise the situation.
In a small number of cases with the consent of the owners of the land the Court was able to formalise the situation.
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System.
Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023.
Sitting period 11 - 13 March 2025 9 - 11 June 2025 9 - 11 September 2025 9 - 11 December 2025 Ngā tono ki te Kaiwhakawā Matua Chief Judge applications to be heard Pānui Sitting of the Chief Judge 17 September 2025 Sitting of the Chief Judge 10 September 2025 Sitting of the Chief Judge 9 June 2025 Sitting of the Chief Judge 20 June 2024 Sitting of the Chief Judge 19 June 2024 Sitting of the...
The Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court operate under the authority of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Wellington Te hunga kooti i reira: Present A M Thomas, Te Kaiwhakawā T Baker, Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 17 Hepetema 2025 Te nama o te tono: Application number AP-20240000013150 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Aotea Rescheduling of Aotea court sitting date Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(b) Ngā kōrerore...
Documents/Panui/1.-512-Aotea-MB-256-dated-17-September-2025.pdf (96 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11:55AM AP-20240000003482 113/93 118/93 Mary Ngarangione Isaac Ihaka Ngarangione – Succession SP2 11:40AM AP-20240000007528 239/93 Hinewairangi Rameka Rangi and Piwa Pitau Whānau Trust – Replace June Annette Foley (deceased) and appoint Anita Piwa Lolohea, Mahara Louise Foley and Marie Alison Edmonds as responsible trustees SP3 12:00PM AP-20230000020587 113/93 117/93 Kiri Gypsy Collier Sidney McIlroy Collier also known as Sid Collier...
Documents/Panui/24.-Special-Tairawhiti-8-November-2024.pdf (151 kb)
In 2017, an application was made to the Māori Land Court to determine the status of the land, the ownership of the land and the relative interests of the owners.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington May 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 13th of March 2024, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the...
Access to Māori land was generally considered when the title of the land was originally issued and in many cases: a roadway would have been created to give access to the land there may have already been a public or private roadway servicing the land, or a right of way to access land, across a neighbouring property, may have been put in place.