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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20230000027427 45/93, 47(4)/93, 44(1)/93 Hirini Pakia Manihera (Jnr) CJ 2010/85 - Motatau 3P, Motatau 5X and Ngati Hine H2B blocks - against the Ngatihine Amalgamation Orders made at 50 Whangarei MB 268-294 on 23 December 1974 and the Motatau 3P2 Partition Orders made at 57 Whangarei MB 80-81 on 13 October 1980 - Application to the Chief Judge SP2 10:20 AM AP-20240000003200 45/93 Karamea Insley CJ 2024/25 - Awanui...

Documents/Landowner-notices/9-June-2026-Panui-DCJ.pdf (154 kb)

Kei te noho Te Puna Manawa Whenua, te Pukapuka Pae a Te Kooti Whenua Māori hei tohutoro mō te ture whenua Māori me ngā whakatau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori.

Documents/Articles/MLC-Purongo-a-tau2024-25-print2.pdf (24 mb)

Currently Aotearoa New Zealand has 11 women judges of Māori ancestry who serve on the High Court, District Court and Māori Land Court.

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

  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.

Located in:  The court record

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 14 May 2026 Māori Appellate Court sitting 13 May 2026

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

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)

All applications to the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court require a fee to be paid before they can be lodged with the Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-A1-request-remittal.pdf (798 kb)

There is, I think, a lesson in that. Māori Land Court Judges The Māori Land Court bench at present is made up of thirteen judges.

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

The Māori Land Court bench have released a practice note for lending money on whenua Māori.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Use of te reo Māori is encouraged, and you are welcome to use a mixture of te reo Māori and English if you wish to.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation