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They stepped into the acting leadership of the Court and Tribunal from 1 May 2023 and will do so until a new Chief Judge is sworn in and a new Chairperson appointed. The Minister of Māori Development has sought expressions of interest for the next Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and will in due course announce the appointment of the next Chief Judge and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.

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Ka hauiti i te Kooti, ka hauroa i te whenua Less time in the Court, more time on the land

At this stage in te pā whenua, the decision or outcome of the application will be actioned by carrying out a change in the land and/or landownership.

Located in:  Our application process

• tirohia te kohinga Māori Land Online (MLOL), ka taea i runga i te ipurangi a Te Kooti Whenua Māori.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-tereo.pdf (1.2 mb)

Sitting period Closing date for lodgements  10 - 14 November 2025 Wednesday, 6 August 2025 9 - 13 February 2026 Wednesday, 5 November 2025 11 - 15 May 2026 Wednesday, 5 February 2026 10 - 14 August 2026 Wednesday, 6 May 2026 9 - 13 November 2026 Wednesday, 5 August 2026   Ngā tono ki te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court applications to be heard Pānui Māori Appellate Court sitting 14 May 2026 Māori Appellate Court sitting 13 May 2026

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

Ngā Kaporeihana Māori, ko tēnei tētahi o ngā pukapuka ka tukua nei e te Kooti Whenua Māori hei āwhina i te hunga Māori - me te katoa e whai whakaaro ana ki ēnei take – kia mārama ai rātou ki ngā take whenua Māori o ēnei rā.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-tereo.pdf (949 kb)

He rerekē anō te whenua rāhui Māori ki te papa rēhia Māori. Ko ngā papa rēhia Māori ka taka mai ki raro i te mana o te trust Māori me ngā Ture Whenua Tārewa Māori 1955.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-tereo.pdf (387 kb)

Kaitiaki Whenua Māori: He kōrero ārahi. Ko tēnei tētahi o ngā pukapuka o te Kooti Whenua Māori kua tuhia hei āwhina i te Māori – me te hunga e pīrangi ana ki te hōhonutanga o ngā take whenua Māori.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-land-trusts-tereo.pdf (754 kb)

E mārama ana Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te hononga motuhake a te Māori ki te whenua, nā reira kei te puritia e tēnei kooti ngā kōrero kāmehameha e pā ana ki ngā whakapapa o ngā Māori katoa.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-tereo.pdf (326 kb)

Hāngai ana ki te kopounga, i kī te Tumu Whakawā: “He kawenga tino nui te kawenga ka whai a Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox i nāianei, i roto i tōna tūranga hei Kaiwhakawā Matua o Te Kooti Whenua Māori. Ko Te Kooti Whenua Māori tētahi o ngā kōti tawhito rawa atu i Aotearoa nei, ā, he pūmau hoki āna mahi ki te āhuatanga o te hāpori Māori me te ōhanga Māori”.

Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Kaiwhakawa-Matua-o-Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-FINAL.pdf (395 kb)