Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal Media Guidelines
• Media will be notified of any last-minute changes to details or arrangements to avoid further questions and confusion
• Media will be notified of any last-minute changes to details or arrangements to avoid further questions and confusion
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of April and specify brief details of your concerns. The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
The period covered has been one of change for the Court, with the introduction of the new Pātaka Whenua system to support Court kaimahi, judges and landowners.
Changes to the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 t ook effect o n 30 April 2026 .
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on the 1st day of February 2024 and specify brief details of your concerns. The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-February-2024-web.pdf (1015 kb)
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st day of September 2026 and specify brief details of your concerns. The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-September-2026-National-Panui.pdf (2.8 mb)
On appeal, the Court may confirm, change, or cancel the reviewer’s decision.
The Act also allows for appeals to the Māori Appellate Court in relation to decisions of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure. What has changed? The Local Government (Water Services) Act (the Act) has made the following changes to the Māori Land Court’s jurisdiction.
After the court hearing, the judge can confirm, change, or cancel any previous decision. This may not necessarily be heard by the same judge which made the original decision.
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st day of May 2026 and specify brief details of your concerns. The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)