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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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Awaiting Administrative Action Page 2 of 56 Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications aged over 6 months old held by Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court as at 28 February 2023 Produced pursuant to rul 5.11 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 A20200013412 26/11/2020 CJ 2020/55 - Hemi Nai Tairua or Hemi Tairua - and a succession order made at 1 Kaikohe MB 31-33 on 30 January 1963 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Ashton Eugene Tairua 1.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-02-28-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined-compressed.pdf (2.1 mb)

If you file an application to the Māori Land Court or the Māori Appellate Court on or after  1 July 2025 , you will notice an increase in the fee you need to pay.

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Chief Judge Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson are pleased to release the second Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Annual Report, covering the period from Matariki 2023 – Matariki 2024.

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Chief Judge Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson are very happy to release the first Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Annual Report, covering the period from Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023.

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In February 2016 the coram for a sitting of the Māori Appellate Court was, for the first time, made up of Māori women judges, and women registry staff.

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The Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court operate under the authority of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

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1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Hone Mohi Tawha...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)

Appeals about landlocked land will also be heard by the Māori Appellate Court rather than the High Court. To support how the Māori Land Court functions, judges will be able to appoint experts in tikanga Māori and whakapapa as additional members of the Court, and they can hold judicial settlement conferences to assist parties to a dispute to settle a claim or issue.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)

During the Māori Freehold Land Registration Project, the Court came across a number of instances of this kind.

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