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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 9 11:30 AM AP-20250000008210 19/93 Tai Oterangi (Lucia) Mathews Whaanga 1D1B2 – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: Hemi Family/LOFA Trustee Limited SP 10 11:30 AM AP-20250000008219 19/93 Tai Oterangi (Lucia) Mathews Whaanga 1D1B2 – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori...

Documents/Panui/6.-Waikato-Maniapoto-7-August-2025.pdf (122 kb)

Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau a Apanui) is the 17th Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the role.

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

“Pātaka Whenua also enables a connectedness that has not existed before – whānau living in across the ditch and further afield will have the same access to the court record, a taonga tuku iho, as those who are able to visit us in person today.”

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Information, resources and links have been arranged to make it easier for you to find as you begin or continue your whenua and whānau journey. The website is also the gateway to our online portal Pātaka Whenua.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Ko Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox (nō Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau ā Apanui), te Kaiwhakawā Matua tekau mā whitu o Te Kooti Whenua Māori, ā, ko ia hoki te wahine tuatahi ki te whiwhi i tēnei tūranga.

Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Kaiwhakawa-Matua-o-Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-FINAL.pdf (395 kb)

Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to: promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.

Located in:  Who we are

Having a conversation with your whānau about your whenua and whakapapa can be helpful before getting started.

Located in:  Māori land

It’s not about the backlog, rather it’s the impact that the delays have had on Māori land owners, their whanau and their hapū, as ultimately justice delayed is justice denied.

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

The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution2.pdf (154 kb)

The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora

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