So, this is a general acknowledgement to everyone that has assisted with preparations in order for this day to come to fruition, those from within my own hapū and iwi, my friends and colleagues, and those that helped from within the Court - especially to Amiria, descendant of the Whanganui River - my acknowledgements and thanks to you all.
S315 - masters APPLICATION FOR AN EASEMENT Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Section 315 In the Maori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District APPLICATION is hereby made for an easement laying out access as shown on the plan filed herewith over the land known as being: (a) Maori freehold land; or (b) European land that ceased to be Maori Land on or after 15 December 1913; or (c) European...
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2025 | Hune 2025 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land (MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or incorporations versus those that are not.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
The Honourable Willie Jackson, Minister for Māori Development made a formal announcement on 22 March 2023: New appointment to Māori Land Court bench | Beehive.govt.nz My congratulations, and congratulations on behalf of the Māori Land Court, to Judge Thomas.
For further information please contact richard.bennett@justice.govt.nz Aotea Māori Land Court View the full notice here .
For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz View the notice here .
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Puketapu 3B 6B 2A Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026 Time: 11:00 AM Venue: River Life Church, 83 Turangi Town Centre, Tūrangi 3334 Kaupapa: The establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz View the notice here.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Waimarino 3F No 4 Block Date: Saturday, 7 March 2026 Time: 10:00 AM Venue: Waimarino Baptist Church (The Centre) 14-16 Seddon Street Raetihi 4632 Kaupapa: The lease renewal of Waimarino 3F No 4 Block For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz View the notice here.
For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz View the notice here .
