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1 September 2025 | News
He uiuinga whānui mā ngā kaiwhakamahi o Pātaka Whenua 2025
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28 August 2025 | News
Ngā ara ture hou mā ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori i raro i te ture hou
New legal pathways for Māori landowners under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
New legislation allows Māori...
It would be interesting to see the response if our MāoriLand Court required the parties’ written submissions in upcoming cases to be uploaded to the Māoriland Court website prior to hearings.
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MāoriLand Court dispute resolution service
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He rauemi tēnei, kia tuhia e koe, ōu whakaaro, i mua i te hui kia tika ai to whakatakoto i ōu kōrero i te hui.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
June 2023
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 13th of April 2023, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the MāoriLand Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for in...
Chief Judge Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson are very happy to release the first MāoriLand Court and Māori Appellate Court Annual Report, covering the period from Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
January 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 12th of November 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the MāoriLand Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down...
The Honourable Willie Jackson, Minister for Māori Development made a formal announcement on 22 March 2023: New appointment to MāoriLand Court bench | Beehive.govt.nz My congratulations, and congratulations on behalf of the MāoriLand Court, to Judge Thomas.
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Adherence
You must act lawfully and for a:
Māoriland trust, you must act in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of the trust order
Māori Incorporation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994
Māori Reservation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994
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Impartiality
You must be impartial in your approach and treat all beneficiaries with t...
