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Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation the Māori Land Court operates under.

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On this page Speaking in court Using te reo Māori Legal representation Speaking in court Māori land matters are whānau matters. You can bring whānau with you to court to support you and your application.

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To the people, to the voices of this land, greetings to you all. While contemplating and considering what a good structure would be for this address today, the idea promptly came to me that there is no point in waiting or leaving it to the end of the speech for me to express my foremost acknowledgements, the thoughts that are paramount in my mind.

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Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.

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...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 10th of December 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 inquiry or report under section 46 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Documents/Panui/February-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20251216.pdf (470 kb)

Some people become landowners when land is gifted or transferred to them.

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Appointment of Māori Trustee as Agent for specified unadministered lands to assess damage from Cyclone Gabrielle.

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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.

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WAIARIKI PĀNUI Contact Details Office Waiariki Māori Land Court Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010 Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua Phone Office 07 921 7402 Email Office mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Si...

Documents/Panui/8.-Waiariki-11-December-2025.pdf (123 kb)

WAIARIKI PĀNUI Contact Details Office Waiariki Māori Land Court Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010 Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua Phone Office 07 921 7402 Email Office mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Si...

Documents/Panui/2.-Waiariki-4-December-2025.pdf (123 kb)