Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Two types of Māori land are defined - Māori freehold land and Māori customary land.
ROHE O TĀKITIMU NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU September | Hepetema 2025 Contents Applications for hearing in September | Hepetema 2025 2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section 7 – 31 Te Rohe o Aotea 32 – 46 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti 47 – 84 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 85 – 96 Te Rohe o Tākitimu 97 – 108 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 109 – 138 Te Rohe o Waiariki 139 –158 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 159 – 165 Chief Judge 166 – 183 Applic...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-September-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)
Te ū Adherence You must act lawfully and for a: Māori land 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 Tōkeketanga Impartiality You must be impartial in your approach and treat all beneficiaries with t...
For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered. PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 26 AP-20240000003464 113A/93 117(2)/93 Mark Te One Mohi Karena Te One also known as Mohi Te One - Succession Applications to be decided without notice Under rule 6.6 of the Mäori Land Court Rules 2011, the following applications may be decided without notice and without form...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2024.pdf (1.3 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/Notification-of-Applications-over-6-months-old-31-May-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
ROHE O TĀKITIMU TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU | NATIONAL PĀNUI Ākuhata | August 2026 Ngā ihirangi | Contents Applications for hearing in Ākuhata | August 2026 2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section 7 – 43 Te Rohe o Aotea 44 – 65 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti 66 – 113 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 114 – 127 Te Rohe o Tākitimu 128 – 137 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 138 – 181 Te Rohe o Waiariki 182 –212 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 213 – 217 Māori App...
Documents/Panui/August-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
As a court of record, the Māori Land Court is responsible for ensuring the accurate documenta- tion of Māori land succession and management.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
How do owners of whenua Māori approve a mortgage? Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3.
