Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (811 kb)
I am currently the judge for Te Waipounamu in the Māori Land Court. I am also presiding over a number of urgent inquiries in the Waitangi Tribunal, which has never been busier.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Whangārei Te hunga kooti i reira: Present T K T A R Williams, Te Kaiwhakawā T Hepi, Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 19 Ākuhata 2026 Te nama o te pānui: Pānui number SP 1 Te nama o te tono: Application number AP-20250000003797 Te kaupapa: Te ture: Te ture 6.9 o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011 Ngā miniti kooti o mua: Previous minute 291 Taitokerau MB 223-238 dated 27 May 2025 294...
Documents/Panui/2.-321-Taitokerau-MB-180-181-dated-19-August-2026.pdf (140 kb)
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.
A mortgage or loan may be acquired by: the sole owner of a Māori land block all the owners of a Māori land block acting together the trustees of a Māori land block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
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.
MĀORI LAND COURT Place: Wellington Present: M J Doogan, Judge A Tibble, Clerk of the Court Date: 31 August 2026 Application No: AP-20260000003668 AP-20250000003542 AP-20260000003819 Subject: William Williams also known as Kupe Williams or Kupe Taare or Kupe Taurerewa or Kupe Hinewai or Kupe Tuwharetoa or Kupe Tuwhatetoa – application for re- hearing Legislation: Section 43(3), Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 CHAMBERS MINUTE AND DIRECTIONS OF JUDGE M J DO...
Documents/Panui/8.-544-Aotea-MB-215-216-dated-31-August-2026.pdf (164 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20230000021989 67/93 Deputy Registrar Rotopounamu 1B3A2C and Neighbouring General Land Block - Judicial Conference Tākitimu PĀNUI
Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023.
