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In 1993, the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māori land – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand.

The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 9 September 2021. Further successions will be ongoing.

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

Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pira Māori Pūrongo-A-Tau - Matariki 2023 - 2024 Pūrongo ā-Tau Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court Matariki 2023 Matariki 2024 2 Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report Matariki 2023 – Matariki 2024 Nau mai e te ao Haere mai i te pō Kuhu mai e te wairua Tū mai e te aroha Tū atu e te pono Hei arahi kia tika kia wātea kia ora Koia rā e Rongo whakairia ake ki runga hai...

Documents/Articles/MLC-Purongo-a-tau-te-reo-printer-version.pdf (16 mb)

Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pira Māori Pūrongo-A-Tau - Matariki 2023 - 2024 PŪRONGO Ā-TAU Te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court Matariki 2024 Matariki 2025 2 Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pira Māori Pūrongo-A-Tau • Matariki 2024 - 2025 Nau mai e te ao Haere mai i te pō Kuhu mai e te wairua Tū mai e te aroha Tū atu e te pono Hei ārahi kia tika, kia wātea, kia ora Koia rā e Rongo whakairia ake ki runga Turuturu o whiti whakamaua kia tina, tina!

Documents/Articles/MLC-Purongo-a-tau2024-25-print2.pdf (24 mb)

Court hearing process | Te hātepe ā-Kooti Nine pātai were asked about the court hearing.

Documents/Misc/MLC-User-Survey-2025-Infographic-V5-Te-Reo-Headings.pdf (372 kb)

All applications to the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court require a fee to be paid before they can be lodged with the Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-remittal.pdf (214 kb)

If there is sufficient evidence produced to satisfy the Court of the case against you, judgment against you may be given in your absence.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-16-Notice-proceedings.pdf (60 kb)

The project was a joint one involving the Māori Land Court administration, LINZ and a sector sometimes forgotten in the literature on the project, the Māori Land Court judiciary.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

The Chief Justice notes Chief Judge Fox’s long and exemplary service to the Court. Chief Judge Fox was appointed as Māori Land Court Judge in 2000, and as Deputy Chief Judge in 2010.

Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)

The Māori Land Court is pleased to announce the public launch of Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News