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Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Wellington
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
Judge D H Stone, Te Kaiwhakawā
J Barlow, Te Karaka o te Kooti
K Mataruarua, Te Kaiāwhina o te Kooti
Te rangi: 29 Hānuere 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20250000004639
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Tākitimu
Rescheduling of Tākitimu court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Omarumutu
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
C M Wainwright, Te Kaiwhakawā
D Witoko, Te Karaka o te Kooti
N R Emery, Te Kairēhita
Te rangi: 23 Pēpuere 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000014114
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Waiariki
Rescheduling of Waiariki court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
N...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Wellington
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
D H Stone, Te Kaiwhakawā
J Barlow, Te Karaka o te Kooti
K Mataruarua, Te Kaiāwhina o te Kooti
Te rangi: 24 Pēpuere 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20260000000875
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i Select
district
Rescheduling of Tākitimu court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Wellington
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
D H Stone, Te Kaiwhakawā
J Barlow, Te Karaka o te Kooti
K Mataruarua, Te Kaiāwhina o te Kooti
Te rangi: 5 Māehe 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20260000000875
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Tākitimu
Rescheduling of Tākitimu court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)...
Mō Te Koo Whenua Māori│About Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Te Kooti Whenua Māori is the oldest and longest established specialist court in Aotearoa New Zealand. We
are a unique institution, the only indigenous land court in the world.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP19 10:00 AM AP-20230000024740 67/93 Paki Nikora Te Uru Taumata Trust - Seek
Directions of the Courts as to a Trust
– Judicial conference
SP20 10:00 AM AP-20230000024346 67/93 Te Kohinga me
Te Kaunihera
Kaumatua o
Tuhoe
Tūhoe - Te Uru Taumata - Seek
Directions of the Court as to a Trust
Enforcement of obligations of trust –
Judicial conference
SP21 10:00 AM AP-20230000023866 67/93 Paki Nikora Te Uru Taumata Trust – Injunction –
Judicial c...
If there is no
quorum, the meeting may not proceed.
Māori Land Court
3.21 The trustees must advise the Māori Land Court of the names of the trustees elected at any general meeting.
3.22 The election of trustees is subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court.
4.
Paneke means to ‘pass by’ or ‘pass through’ and it is the term used to refer to Māori Land Court services away from the district offices. Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about:
completing application forms
submitting an enquiry
searching the court record
updates on current applications and enquiries
updating information in Pātaka Whenua
other services normally available at a Māori Land
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF REGISTRAR
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Office of the Chief Registrar / Māori Appellate Court
Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington 6011
Mailing address DX Box SX11203, Wellington
Phone 04 914 3102
Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Pīra
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki,...
