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Te Puna Manawa Whenua Māori Land Court Bench Book Te Puna Manawa Whenua has been developed by judges for judges, and outlines what they may need to know, understand, and do when hearing applications in the Māori Land Court.

Located in:  Who we are Our rules and legislation

Evaluation: Applications will be considered against the assessment criteria.

Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)

Page 1 MLC 04/26 - 5 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand / The Māori Appellate Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which the application was lodged) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu APPLICATION NUMBER: ......................................................................................................................................................

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-5-Notice-appear.pdf (122 kb)

If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori to assist owners of Māori Land to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution2.pdf (154 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. 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

Documents/Panui/5.-Waiariki-20-November-2025.pdf (123 kb)

The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori to assist owners of Māori Land to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.

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

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 3 11:20 AM AP-20250000002298 239/93 Hoani Ngawhika Ahu Whenua Trust He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Hoani Ngawhika Ahu Whenua Trust Replace Moana Ngawhika with Tracey Ngawhika as responsible trustee of the Hoani Ngawhika Ahu Whenua Trust SP 4 11:50 AM AP-20250000001696 239/93 Marcus Geary He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Haumingi 3 Lands Trust Replace Lennard Sergeant with Dami...

Documents/Panui/3.-Waiariki-5-November-2025.pdf (127 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20250000008531 19/93 Wayne Bernard Savage Lot 39A Sec. 2B No. 2B No. 2A Parish of Matata - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: Matata 39A2B2B2A Ahu Whenua Trust) SP 2 10:00 AM AP-20250000009798 19(ba)(i)/93 20(d)/93 79/93 Savage Farm Trust Lot 39A Sec. 2B No. 2B No. 2A Par...

Documents/Panui/1.-Waiariki-22-October-2025.pdf (125 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11:45 AM AP-20250000012141 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Huhuti Phillips Maora Kirkpatrick also known as Maora Te Nahu - Succession to Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5, Block XIV, Lower Wānaka Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block WĀ TĪNA – 1:30 PM SP2 2:30 PM AP-20250000009740 21/1994 67/93 Jennifer Hodson Chanel Starkey Mangamaunu Māori Reserve Land...

Documents/Panui/17.-Te-Waipounamu-6-November-2025.pdf (129 kb)