Who mediates? Initially Māori Land Court judges will act as mediators. In the future, the service will be supported by a pool of non- judicial mediators identified to have the right skills to support disputes over Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)
This approach also supports the efficient running of the Māori Land Court. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO?
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
In 2017, an application was made to the Māori Land Court to determine the status of the land, the ownership of the land and the relative interests of the owners.
All of which was, I might say, a not uncommon scenario in the Māori Land Court.
Ki te hiahia koe ki te rēhita, e wātea ana te aratohu Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user hei āwhina i a koe i te wāhanga Pātaka Whenua guidance o te paetukutuku a te Kooti Whenua Māori. Ka tonoa te pūrongo mai i te whārangi mōhiohio paraka.
Te Āhei Atu ki Pātaka Whenua Hātepe 1 I tō pūtirotiro tukutuku, haere ki te paetukutuku a Te Kooti Whenua Māori www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz ka pāwhiri i te ripa kākāriki kei te wāhanga o runga, arā ko “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
How-do-I-user-guides/Te-reo-Maori/Search-for-a-block-v1-4-Maori-web.pdf (3.2 mb)
You can find information about your whenua and other Māori land from a variety of sources.
Ki te hiahia koe ki te rēhita, e wātea ana te aratohu Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user hei āwhina i a koe i te wāhanga Pātaka Whenua guidance o te paetukutuku a te Kooti Whenua Māori. Ka tonoa te pūrongo mai i te whārangi mōhiohio paraka.
The Māori Land Court of today is an enduring Court of Record under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
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)
