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The Māori Land Court is a part of the Ministry of Justice, so any media enquiries must go through the Ministry's media centre. They have the media contacts for the Māori Land Court and New Zealand’s judges.

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Our hoamahi over at Herenga ā Nuku have created a Tangata Whenua map. Head over to their website to view it.

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Ngā Karere News 1 September 2025 | News He uiuinga whānui mā ngā kaiwhakamahi o Pātaka Whenua 2025 Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) – Court User Survey We want to hear about your experience using Pātaka Whenua and your views on how it's working for you. 28 August 2025 | News Ngā ara ture hou mā ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori i raro i te ture hou New legal pathways for Māori landowners under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 New legislation allows Māori landowners to take a...

The Māori Land Court bench have released a practice note for lending money on whenua Māori.

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As the report discusses, this has been a difficult process and has led to delays that have affected landowners and other Court users. We are committed to ensuring that results in this area improve, and this will be documented over forthcoming annual reports of the Court.

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Information, resources and links have been arranged to make it easier for you to find as you begin or continue your whenua and whānau journey.

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Succession applications are ongoing. People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original beneficiaries of the land.

Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)

  If your mediation is successful but the judge is not satisfied that the issues were resolved in accordance with the law and the relevant tikanga of your hapū or iwi, you may have to return to mediation to ensure we're meeting these requirements.

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The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 53 people having received their SILNA land. The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 9 September 2021.

Documents/SILNA/SILNA-List-09-09-2021.pdf (896 kb)

The South Island Landless Native Act 1906 was repleaded in 1909 without these 181 original beneficiaries having received their land. The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 26 April 2022, minute book 76 Te Waipounamu 246-311.

Documents/SILNA/Updated-interim-list-of-owners-of-the-Toitoi-Crown-Land-Block-VIII-Lords-River-Survey-District2.pdf (1.2 mb)