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You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust) succession orders (names of successors to an estate) vesting orders...

Located in:  The court record

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How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-document-v1-8.pdf (2.2 mb)

In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Simple-and-uncontested-succession-applications-web-version.pdf (183 kb)

The Māori Land Court are facilitating Paneke (formally known as clinics) in Nelson.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

The Māori Land Court are facilitating Paneke (formally known as clinics) in Blenheim.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

This makes it much more convenient to understand Māori lands and sites and to be both informed and respectful of these when enjoying the outdoors.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Pātaka Whenua Guidance Registered User Guide Date produced: 15 August 2023 Last modified: 13 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Registered User Guide Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court Being a registered user means you can: • Create and submit applications online • Save and return to your incomplete applications • Track progress on your applications • Pay filing fees • Submit enquiries • Receive notifications on your applications and enquiries fro...

Documents/Troubleshooting/Registered-User-Guide-v2.pdf (956 kb)

If there is no quorum, the meeting may not proceed. Māori Land Court 3.21 The trustees must advise the Māori Land Court of the names of the trustees elected at any general meeting. 3.22 The election of trustees is subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court. 4.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)

It would be interesting to see the response if our Māori Land Court required the parties’ written submissions in upcoming cases to be uploaded to the Māori land Court website prior to hearings.

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

Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.

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