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Its purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.

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Haere mai Apply to the Court You can also make an application here. Ō mātou tari ā-rohe Our district offices Contact your nearest district office.

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Sitting period Closing date for lodgements  10 - 14 November 2025 Wednesday, 6 August 2025 9 - 13 February 2026 Wednesday, 5 November 2025 11 - 15 May 2026 Wednesday, 5 February 2026 10 - 14 August 2026 Wednesday, 6 May 2026 9 - 13 November 2026 Wednesday, 5 August 2026   Ngā tono ki te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court applications to be heard Pānui Māori Appellate Court sitting 14 May 2026 Māori Appellate Court sitting 13 May 2026

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The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-11-30-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (7.5 mb)

You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.

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As a result, from time to time the Māori Land Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General land owned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.

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Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)

Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Tauranga Te hunga kooti i reira: Present A M Thomas, Te Kaiwhakawā A Ellis, Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 14 Āperira 2026 Te nama o te tono: Application number AP-20250000005930 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto Rescheduling of Waikato-Maniapoto court sitting date Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(b...

Documents/Panui/2.-295-Waikato-Maniapoto-MB-159-dated-14-April-2026.pdf (112 kb)

Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Rotorua Te hunga kooti i reira: Present C T Coxhead, Te Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua R Kingi-Albert, Te Karaka o te Kooti N R Emery, Te Kairēhita Te rangi: 14 Āperira 2026 Te nama o te tono: Application number AP-20240000014114 Te kaupapa: He whakakorenga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Waiariki Rescheduling of a Waiariki court sitting date Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua M...

Documents/Panui/1.-370-Waiariki-MB-70-dated-14-April-2026.pdf (97 kb)

Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Te Whanganui-a-Tara Te hunga kooti i reira: Present S F Reeves, Te Kaiwhakawā M K Hickey,Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 17 Āperira 2026 Te nama o te tono: Application number AP-20260000004949 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Te Waipounamu Cancellation of Te Waipounamu court sitting Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(c...

Documents/Panui/3.-10-Te-Waipounamu-MB-89-dated-17-April-2026.pdf (100 kb)