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  A Guide to Māori Land Court minute book abbreviations .  He aratohu kia mārama ai ki ngā kupu o Te Kooti Whenua Māori Guide to understand the terms used in the Māori Land Court For more information on the legal terms used in the Māori Land Court click here .

Located in:  The court record

These include the duties to know the terms of the trust, to act in accordance with the terms of the trust, to act honestly and in good faith, and to act for the benefit of beneficiaries of the trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)

Who mediates? Initially Māori Land Court judges will act as mediators. In the future, the service will be supported by a pool of non- judicial mediators identified to have the right skills to support disputes over Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)

The Act also allows for appeals to the Māori Appellate Court in relation to decisions of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Local-Government-Water-Services-Act-2025.pdf (252 kb)

The Act also allows for appeals to the Māori Appellate Court in relation to decisions of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Local-Government-Water-Services-Act-2025-Factsheet-copy.pdf (105 kb)

māorilandcourt.govt.nz 1 In the Pātaka Whenua portal, you can submit an application to the Māori Land Court regardless of whether you are a registered or guest user.

How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)

These guidelines are provided to assist judges of the Māori Land Court in considering any question of recusal. 2.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)

It would be interesting to see the response if our Māori Land Court required the parties’ written submissions in upcoming cases to be uploaded to the Māori land Court website prior to hearings.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) was passed in 1906 and authorised the transfer of land to Māori.

Located in:  Who we are Our rules and legislation

This approach also supports the efficient running of the Māori Land Court.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Simple-and-uncontested-succession-applications-web-version.pdf (183 kb)