He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā Direction of the judge After further consultation, I reschedule dates as follows: From Wairoa Court: time 10.30am, 5 June 2025 Wairoa Court: time 10.30am, 14 July 2025 To Wairoa Court: time 10:30am, 17 July 2025 This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the Te Tairāwhiti District Registry of the...
Nominations: ▪ Must be received on the official Māori Land Court nomination form ▪ Forms can be obtained by either contacting the Māori Land Court or by way of the link, details for both are below ▪ Must be received by the Māori Land Court on or before 4pm Friday, 21 July 2023 ▪ Nominations must clearly identify the block to which the person is being nominated to.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Final-advert-Whakapoungakau-hui-final.pdf (115 kb)
Metadata Title: National Register of Māori Incorporations for New Zealand Date of data: 19 May 2023 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz URI: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz) Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from the Māori Land Information System of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand This data fo...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2023-05-19-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations-v1.xlsx (26 kb)
Where the relevant tikanga does not recognise a relationship that entitles whāngai to succeed, the Māori Land Court may issue a court order giving whāngai a lifetime right to receive income or grants from the land or the right to occupy the family home on the land, or both.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and may be filed at any office of the Court; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then only select the box that applies; (iv) If there is insufficient room on the form to provi...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-1-9-22.pdf (200 kb)
Blocks pending internal review In addition there is also a subset of blocks that are currently under review by the Court having been identified as part of ongoing bi-monthly data matching work between Land Information New Zealand and the Court.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Blocks pending internal review In addition there is also a subset of blocks that are currently under review by the Court having been identified as part of ongoing bi-monthly data matching work between Land Information New Zealand and the Court.
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Tairāwhiti Te hunga kooti i reira: Present N R Milner, Te Kaiwhakawā H Ward, Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 7 Mei 2025 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Te Tairāwhiti Rescheduling of Te Tairāwhiti court sitting dates Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(b) Ngā kōrerorero: Discussion I have considered the June 2025 court sitting...
As the oldest court in Aotearoa New Zealand, the Māori Land Court has a complex history and has been affected by many shifts in legislation and policy.
The appointment of Dr Ruakere Hond as a Pūkenga to assist the court, under s 32A of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, provided the level of care required in the matter and one the Court is extremely grateful for.
