It is inspired by the experience manuhiri have when they visit the marae.
We have nine offices across the motu. Our offices are open between 10am and 4pm on weekdays.
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.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Te Whanganui-a-Tara Te hunga kooti i reira: Present S F Reeves, Te Kaiwhakawā M K Hickey,Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 17 Āperira 2026 Te nama o te tono: Application number AP-20260000004949 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o Te Waipounamu Cancellation of Te Waipounamu court sitting Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(c) Ngā kōrerorero: Discussion...
Documents/Panui/3.-10-Te-Waipounamu-MB-89-dated-17-April-2026.pdf (100 kb)
Our hoamahi over at Herenga ā Nuku have created a Tangata Whenua map. Head over to their website to view it.
The Māori Land Court bench have released a practice note for lending money on whenua Māori.
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.
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.
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.
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)
