note: Ministry of Justice ‘publications’ comprise those documents produced by the Ministry in its business as usual capacity. it does not include documents or judgments produced by judicial/court officers. February 2010 Cover photograph by Adrian Heke The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
No or insufficient evidence has been identified for the deceased and the Court will now hear evidence as to the successors for the deceased.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
Records about Land Use 20 6.5. Court Hearing Records and Legal Instruments 28 6.6.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
The allocated hearing given in this document is tentative only.
The Court did not only hear investigations of title, however.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-February-2024-web.pdf (1015 kb)
TITLE IMPROVEMENT Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Kaiwhakawā Michael Doogan Judge Michael Doogan was appointed to the Māori Land Court in January 2013. Based in Wellington, he is one of three resident judges in the Aotea District of the Māori Land Court hearing cases in Palmerston North, Tūrangi, and Taumarunui.
I had previously set the re-hearing application and application pursuant to Section 9 of the Family Protection Act 1995 down for hearing at the conclusion of the ordinary list of the sitting of the Court at Palmerston North on this Thursday September the 3rd 2026. 3.
Documents/Panui/8.-544-Aotea-MB-215-216-dated-31-August-2026.pdf (164 kb)
