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News
1 May 2026 | News
Ngā Ture Whakatikatika o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2026
Māori Land Court Amendment Rules 2026
Māori Land Court Rules updates came into effect on 30 April 2026.
1 April 2026 | News
Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua MāoriMāori Land Court Dispute Resolution Service
Inviting expressions of interest to become a mediator for the service.
18 March 2026 | News
New Near Match search videos now available...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pīra Māori Pūrongo-Ā-Tau Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023
Te Kooti Whenua MāoriMāori Land Court
Te Kooti Pīra MāoriMāori Appellate Court
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Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023
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If you are attending by video , you will need:
a reliable mobile phone, computer, laptop, or tablet with video and microphone capability
a stable internet connection either by WI-FI or mobile data.
Download the Māori Land Court glossary of terms.
He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal
Māori words for the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas.
Te Puna Manawa Whenua is written by Māori Land Court judges. It is overseen by a judicial editing komiti, comprised of Māori Land Court judges, supported by legal research counsel from the Māori Land Court.
APPLICATIONS
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori
land.
This data provides a high-level summary to share with owners,
organisations, and government agencies key characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
This application form has been modified specifically for use in determining the successors for South Island Landless Natives
(SILNA) Lands in accordance with Part 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement. The Māori Land Court is conducting an
inquiry to establish the successors to SILNA lands pursuant to Section 29, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 in accordance
with an application filled by the Minister of Māori Affairs, currently under application A20180009373.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they
may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
I stress that a whānau trust is designed to manage specified shares in Māori land, it facilitates the bringing together of interests for the benefit of descendants and most importantly is a valuable tool to prevent ongoing fragmentation or, more correctly, fractionalisation of shares.
