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.
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 12 February 2026 Māori Appellate Court sitting 12 Februar...
Current practice notes include: Ngā whakahuatanga o ngā whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori Citation of decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court A guide to how decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court should be cited.
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-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
Ngā tono $68 $68 applications Succession to Māori land Transfer of shares in Māori land Establishment of a trust over Māori land Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land Occupation of Māori land Ngā tono $228 $228 applications Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land Anything related to a Māori incorporation Roadways...
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)
E mārama ana Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te hononga motuhake a te Māori ki te whenua, nā reira kei te puritia e tēnei kooti ngā kōrero kāmehameha e pā ana ki ngā whakapapa o ngā Māori katoa.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-tereo.pdf (326 kb)
I whiwhi ahau i tētahi whakatau, whakataunga whakamutunga rānei… I received a final decision or determination… If you wish to appeal against a final decision or determination of the Māori Land Court, you can apply to the Māori Appellate Court to under section 58 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act.
Understanding of te ao Māori and application of tikanga Āhuatanga C: Mōhio ki Te Ture Whenua Māori me te whakahaere whenua Māori Category C: Te Ture and whenua Māori knowledge C1.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)
After Part 4 searches had been carried out at the Māori Land Court I learnt that in 1967 an uncle of mine had appeared at the Māori Land Court and had succeeded to some interests in the name of his mother and father (my grandparents).
