Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata, haere whakamua
Care for the land, care for the people, go forward Like the marae, Tū Atu is when manuhiri and hau kainga share kai (food).
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
December 2025
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of October 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inq...
Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa.
There are many ways Māori connect with and utilise whenua, depending on the economic, social, and cultural aspirations of the whānau for the whenua. The Māori Land Court, alongside our partner agencies, are here to support you and your whānau throughout your whenua journey.
The Minister of Māori Development has sought expressions of interest for the next Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and will in due course announce the appointment of the next Chief Judge and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal.
Kaupapa whakatū whenua rāhui
He maha ngā take e whakatūhia ai he
whenua rāhui:
• hei hanga taone
• hei whakatū marae
• mō tētahi papa tākaro
• mō tētahi puna wai
• he wāhi whai ahurea, hītori, mō tōna pai
āhua taiao rānei
• he kaupapa papa atawhai (hāngai ki te
whenua rāhui)
• he wāhi kaukau
• he wāhi hanga whare
• he wāhi hanga whare karakia
• he wāhi taunga waka
• he puna wai
• he wāhi hī ika
• he ur...
