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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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The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 53 people having received their SILNA land. The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 9 September 2021.

Documents/SILNA/SILNA-List-09-09-2021.pdf (896 kb)

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

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The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 53 people having received their SILNA land. The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 18 May 2023.

Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-18-May-2023.pdf (1 mb)

On that island I see te iwi Māori walking proudly within their own Māori world and over their own land. So, I suggest to you now, if your vision of an island is similar to mine, we must grasp an oar and get on board this waka we share so that we can row together towards that island.

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Fee increase summary Detailed fee list Detailed fee list Rārangi Utu From 1 July 2024, Māori Land Court fees increase. Details of the increases are set out below.

Documents/Articles/Fee-Change-External-guide-with-full-fee-details.pdf (4 mb)

This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 9 10:00 AM AP-20250000001250 19(1)(a)/93 Mark Gregory Robinson Maunu 2D2 (171 Cemetery Road) – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondent: Denice Nelson) TAITOKERAU PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/3.-Taitokerau-18-March-2025.pdf (138 kb)

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

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