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Date produced: 8 December 2023
Last modified: 2 February 2024
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court
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31 July 2026 | News
Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua MāoriMāoriLand Court Dispute Resolution Service
Our expanded dispute resolution service is now live and accepting applications.
16 July 2026 | News
Fast-Track Trustee Appointment and Replacement Process
The Aotea MāoriLand Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māoriland trusts.
24 June 2026 | News
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To enable the Court to make a determination about your suitability as a trustee, please supply the following information (if
relevant):
a) I am a current or past trustee on other trusts or am or was a member of other organisations, namely:
Name of Trust/Committee Position held
b) I have the following relevant work or other experience; e.g kaumātua associated with the land or reservation:
Place of work Position or responsibilities
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In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māoriland.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 2:00 PM AP-20250000009509 133/93 Jim Peter
Herbert
He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara
o Part Omaio 14B Block mai i te
whenua atu i te whenua Māori ki te
whenua Māori
Change the status of Part Omaio
14B Block from General land to
Māori freehold land
Te Kooti Whenua MāoriMāoriLand Court
Te wāhi: Rotorua
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
C T Coxhead, Te Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua
D Witoko, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Hūrae 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga o te
Kaiwhakawā Matua
Rescheduling of Chief Judge court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the Tuesday 9 S...
Te Kooti Whenua MāoriMāoriLand Court
Te wāhi: Wellington
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
D H Stone, Te Kaiwhakawā
J Barlow, Te Karaka o te Kooti
K Mataruarua, Te Kaiāwhina o te Kooti
Te rangi: 24 Pēpuere 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20260000000875
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i Select
district
Rescheduling of Tākitimu court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 201...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP2 11:20 AM AP-20250000016462 19/93 Penelope Kim
Broughton
Kaiwhaiki 1A1B (584J Kaiwhaiki
Marae) - Injunction against any
person in respect of any actual or
threatened trespass or other injury to
any Māoriland or Māori reservation.
Respondent: Shannon Keely
(Māmah) Patea
SP3 11:20 AM
AP-20260000000804 19/93
Ashley Gerald
Patea
Kaiwhaiki 1A1B (584J Kaiwhaiki
Marae) - Injunction against any
person in re...