Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
Mā tātou te whenua e ora, mā te whenua tātou e ora
We will care for the land, the land will care for us Whenua is part of the identity of tangata whenua.
By default, if you haven’t changed it to a customised one, then your Username
would be your email without the “domain”. For example, if your email is
“māorilandcourt123@justice.govt.nz”, then your Username would be “māorilandcourt123”.
The practice note demystifies what can appear a complex subject, and support both whānau and lenders to improve access to finance for development activity on whenua Māori. You can easily access the practice note for lending on whenua Māori here.
Individual land ownership made it easier for settlers to buy and sell land. However, it was in major conflict with the traditional ways of land occupation and guardianship for tangata whenua.
Each one explains what the words mean, like a dictionary, to help make things clearer for you.
Kuputaka: this one is a bigger list of words used in the Māori Land Court, Māori Appellate Court, and Waitangi Tribunal.
For some applications, landowners will need to notify other owners of their application to the Court ahead of time so they can attend hui, support the application, make a payment offer, or object to the application.
