Judges acting as mediators
Kaiwhakawā Wilson Isaac
Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu
Judge Wilson Isaac was appointed to the Māori Land Court in March 1994. He was appointed as Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in 1999 and the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and Chair of the Waitangi Tribunal in August 2009.
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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2025 | Hune 2025
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land
(MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or
incorporations versus those that are not.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land
and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land
Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water
infrastructure.
Good governance is the key From the experiences of Māori Land Court Judges, good governance is the key to effective utilisation of Māori land held in multiple ownership.
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori
land and water service providers to appeal to the
Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori
land for water infrastructure.
Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land
to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.
This form may be used to apply to the Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori Freehold
Land or General Land owned by Māori who together are members of the same family and who have taken the
opportunity to meet together following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion).
1 CJ Media statement, “Note from Chief Justice Winkelmann” released 25 March 2020. 2 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 23 March 2020. 3 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 20 April 2020. 4 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 12 May 2020.
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT Dated: / /
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the Māori Land Court.
