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Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

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Māori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2023 - Matariki 2024 Te Kooti Whenua Māori Pūrongo ā tau Matariki 2023 - Matariki 2024

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Any final terms of trust are subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court in accordance with sections 214 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 5.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Template-Comprehensive-Whanau-Trust-Order-Final-Version-30-June-2020.pdf (237 kb)

Contents: Applications for hearing in JANUARY | KOHI-TÄTEA 2023: (Please note that these in person hearings may be substituted for remote hearing by Zoom depending on operating Covid-19 protocols) 2 - 5 Aotea District 6 - 11 Te Waipounamu District 11 - 17 Waiariki District 18 - 23 Waikato Maniapoto District 24 Appendix 25 - 37 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar 38 - 44 Notices 45 - 49 Mäori Land Court and Mäori Appellate Court Sitt...

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-January-20232.pdf (631 kb)

Why make this change? Disputes about whenua Māori can be complex and difficult for whānau.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)

Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

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1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2025 | Hune 2025 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land (MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or incorporations versus those that are not.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)

Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all owners about the following hui.

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While individual titles according to shareholding remains the means by which Māori freehold land is administered under Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, the Act has resulted in an improved approach to Māori aspirations for their land.

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Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all interested parties about the following hui.

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