The conduct of these proceedings would not have been possible without the foresight and commitment of landowners and the growing desire to have the status and role of te reo Māori recognised and living in all aspects of day-to-day life, including the Māori Land Court.
Water services application types
Appeals to Māori Land Court - for issues about access to Māori land to work on water infrastructure
This kind of appeal is different from appealing orders made by the Māori Land Court.
Mr Tootill is to attend the hearing
The application was subsequently set down for hearing as Special Panui 1 at Whangārei
on 3 September 2026 at 3:15 PM
Due to a change in the court’s scheduling, there is now a need to adjourn and reschedule
the application from hearing at 3:15 PM at Whangārei on 3 September 2026, to an earlier
hearing time of 2:00 PM at Whangārei on 3 September 2026.
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.
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.
In light of this, any out-of-pocket expenses
incurred by the respondents due to the need to change travel arrangements will be
met from the Court’s Special Aid Fund.
9.
To date, the programme delivered business transformation for the Māori Land Court, including legislative changes, a new operating model, and streamlined business processes.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
Ākuhata | August 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of June 2026, are hereby notified,
pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and
have yet to be determined or set down fo...
