This service removes the focus on litigation, giving parties a greater say in how their dispute is progressed and more control over the decision-making process.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
The Māori Land Court is conducting an inquiry to establish the successors to SILNA lands pursuant to Section 29, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 in accordance with an application filled by the Minister of Māori Affairs, currently under application A20180009373. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) This form must be filed at the office of the Court at Christchurch; Please ensure that all information required on t...
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
The following relevant guiding principles apply to the use of the Special Aid Fund:2 4.1 The Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund is not a general legal aid fund. 4.2 The use of the word "special" in s 98 of the Act is a qualifying indicator of how the fund is to be applied, and denotes something distinguished from others of its kind; for a specific purpose; exceptional; particular. 4.3 Any applications for grants from the Special Aid Fund should where possible be filed and deter...
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
The identified successors will take part in the upcoming voting process, about how the land will be received and held. View the updated successor list here .
In May 2024, Judge Reeves made final orders by consent determining title, status, and ownership of the land.2 This article describes the historical context, the process to finalise the applications, and how the Court was ultimately able to restore the ownership of the land through extensive engagement with the descendants of the original owners.
Current practice notes include: Ngā whakahuatanga o ngā whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori Citation of decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court A guide to how decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court should be cited.
The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership.
Appeals to Māori Appellate Court - in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court Under section 171 of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025, parties may appeal to the Māori Appellate Court on a question of law only in relation to a decision of the Māori Land Court around access to Māori land for water infrastructure. How to apply Appeal applications can be filed by the water service provider or landowners and charging order applications can be filed by landowners....
Page 1 For more information visit www.justice.govt.nz/courts/maori-land-court MLC - 01 APPLICATION TO DETERMINE SUCCESSORS FOR SOUTH ISLAND LANDLESS NATIVES (SILNA) LANDS Toitoi SILNA Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) The Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, Section 455(1); Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 29 and 113; and The Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, Clause 15.6.2 For more information, email mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz Rule 4.2, 4.5, 10.9(2) HOW TO...
Our record holds information about court decisions, and the conversations about how those decisions are made. It also holds information about the whakapapa of landowners.
