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Many landowner journeys begin when a whānau member passes away and their land interests or shares in an incorporation are transferred to their whānau members.

Located in:  Māori land

The annual report reflects on what was an extremely busy year for the court. The judiciary and the staff of the seven Māori Land Court registries have been working hard to move through the backlog of cases before the Court, there have been new judicial appointments and a host of activity has been undertaken to improve the service provided to Māori landowners.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

The Māori Land Court bench have released a practice note for lending money on whenua Māori. Unlocking finance is an important part of facilitating the occupation, development, and utilisation of whenua Māori for the benefit of owners, their whānau, and their hapū and this practice note is another step on the road to realising this vision.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Judge Thomas is currently the Director at Kaupare Law and Consultancy and holds an LLB, BA from the University of Auckland. Judge Thomas has a strong interest in the retention, development and promotion of all aspects of te Ao Māori.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

The modern Māori Land Court exists in an environment that is significantly different to that in which was created on 30 October 1865 by the General Assembly of the New Zealand Colony under the Native Lands Act 1865.

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 She was also appointed as an Alternate Environment Court Judge in 2009. Chief Judge Fox was appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in 2010, and as the Chief Judge of the Court in 2023.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

We also publish a monthly listing of applications due for consideration by the Chief Judge in Wellington.

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HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SILNA WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 9 SEPTEMBER 2021 The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wanaka Survey District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.

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

Updated interim list of owners of the Toitoi SILNA Block Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District (South Island Landless Natives Act 1906) The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Toitoi Land (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) under Section 15 of Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.

Documents/SILNA/Updated-interim-list-of-owners-of-the-Toitoi-Crown-Land-Block-VIII-Lords-River-Survey-District2.pdf (1.2 mb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP27 2.00PM AP-20230000027477 A20200013962 45/93 Neville Adrian Hurunui CJ 2020/58 - Mangatainoka 1 BC No 2B No 3 - and a partition order made at 65 Napier MB 275-276 on 13 July 1914 - Application to the Chief Judge SP28 2.30PM AP-20230000027507 A20210009207 45/93 Dennis Wattie McDonnell CJ 2021/30 - Anaru Anderson - and a succession order made at 152 Whanganui MB 96-98 on 17 August 1987 and Ani M...

Documents/Panui/2.-CJ-17-September-2025.pdf (147 kb)