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On Friday 29 November, the old Māori Land Court on Lowe Street Gisborne was closed, and the new court opened on Gladstone Road.

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Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court. Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 11/14 -B1 I have not previously been removed as a trustee of any trust by the High Court under the Trustee Act 1956 or by the Māori Land Court under section 240 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993; I consent to my appointment as a trustee for the (enter name of trust): ....

Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (311 kb)

Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-40-Occupation-order.pdf (466 kb)

A judge may make a court order to formalise what has been agreed by the parties, which will become a part of the court record.

Located in:  Māori land

This person may be a lawyer, notary public, Justice of the Peace, court official, court registrar, or New Zealand Police Officer of a certain rank.

Located in:  Māori land

Information provided in all applications forms part of the Court’s permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-26-Exemption.pdf (96 kb)

Chief Judge Fox says: “This is an opportunity for the Court to update Māori landowners, and the public of Aotearoa, on the ongoing work of our Court.

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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.

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DEPUTY CHIEF JUDGE – CRAIG COXHEAD I am delighted to advise that Judge Craig Coxhead has been appointed as the new Deputy Chief Judge of our Court. Judge Coxhead was appointed to the Māori Land Court in 2008 and is one of the resident judges in Waiariki, as well as a Presiding Officer in the Waitangi Tribunal, Chief Justice of the High Court of Niue and a Justice of the High Court of Cook Islands.

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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...

Documents/Panui/10.-Waiariki-2-February-2026.pdf (130 kb)