1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2018 | Pipiri 2018 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2018.pdf (327 kb)
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2020 | Pipiri 2020 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2020.pdf (281 kb)
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2024 | Hune 2024 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2024.pdf (349 kb)
Any owner or interested person may use this form to apply to the Court to call or direct the Registrar to call a meeting of assembled owners for any Māori Freehold land or General Land owned by Māori to consider 1 or more resolutions for those matters set out in section 172 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (attached as a schedule to this form) Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ..............................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (135 kb)
The concept was not lost, however, on the Ministry of Māori Development who, following a workshop hui at Rawhiti on 02 March 1992, included whānau trusts in the Māori Affairs Bill which passed into law on 09 March 1993 as Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, with effect from 01 July 1993.
Sitting period Closing date for lodgements 10 - 14 November 2025 Wednesday, 6 August 2025 9 - 13 February 2026 Wednesday, 5 November 2025 11 - 15 May 2026 Wednesday, 5 February 2026 10 - 14 August 2026 Wednesday, 6 May 2026 9 - 13 November 2026 Wednesday, 5 August 2026 Ngā tono ki te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court applications to be heard Pānui Māori Appellate Court sitting 14 May 2026 Māori Appellate Court sitting 13 May 2026
The Māori Land Court is one of the oldest courts in New Zealand and the work it does is central to the fabric of the Māori community, and the Māori economy.”
Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)
The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori to assist owners of Māori Land to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.
Personally, being able to serve by assisting Māori to achieve their aspirations for their whenua and presiding over claims by Māori under the Treaty of Waitangi is a great honour.
ANY FINAL TERMS OF AN OCCUPATION ORDER ARE THEREFORE SUBJECT TO APPROVAL AND CONFIRMATION BY THE MĀORI LAND COURT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 328 OF TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
