TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Place: Gisborne Present: C L Fox, Chief Judge D Kennedy, Court Taker Date: 5 August 2024 Application No: AP-20240000008262 Subject: RESCHEDULING OF GISBORNE COURT SITTING Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011 The Court: I have considered the 2024 October Tairawhiti District Court sitting date for Gisborne that has been gazetted by the Chief Registrar in accordance with the Schedule publish...
COURT SITTINGS THAT HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Place: Wairoa Present: W W Isaac, Judge D Kennedy, Court Taker Date: 19 April 2024 Application No: AP-20240000003551 Subject: RESCHEDULING OF WAIROA COURT SITTING DATES Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011 The Court: I have considered the 2024 June Tairāwhiti District Court sitting dates for Wairoa that has been gazetted by the Chief Registrar i...
Documents/Panui/3.-125-Tairawhiti-MB-81_MIN-7681.pdf (122 kb)
COURT SITTINGS THAT HAVE BEEN RESCHEDULED TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Place: Ruatōria Present: C M Wainwright, Judge D Kennedy, Court Taker Date: 19 April 2024 Application No: AP-20240000003551 Subject: RESCHEDULING OF RUATŌRIA COURT SITTING DATE Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011 The Court: I have considered the 2024 June Tairāwhiti District Court sitting date for Ruatōria that has been gazetted by the Chief Re...
Documents/Panui/4.-125-Tairawhiti-MB-78_MIN-7669.pdf (124 kb)
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Place: Whangārei in Chambers Present: T K T A R Williams, Judge V Rakete, Court Taker Date: 6 August 2024 Application No: AP-20240000007190 Subject: Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau Court Sitting Dates Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 The Court: I have considered the 2024 September Taitokerau District court sitting dates for Whangārei, that have been gazetted by the Chi...
The Māori Land Court is pleased to announce the public launch of Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Place: Whangārei in Chambers Present: W W Isaac, Judge V Rakete, Court Taker Date: 5 August 2024 Application No: AP-20240000007190 Subject: Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau Court Sitting Dates Legislation: Section Rule 3.8(1)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 The Court: I have considered the 2024 August Taitokerau District court sitting dates for Kaitaia and Kaikohe that have been gazetted by th...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Place: Whangārei in Chambers Present: M P Armstrong, Judge V Rakete, Court Taker Date: 31 July 2024 Application No: AP-20240000007190 Subject: Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau Court Sitting Dates Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 The Court: I have considered the 2024 October and November Taitokerau District court sitting dates for Kaitaia and Kaikohe, that have been gaze...
In 1993, the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māori land – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand.
The Act now clarifies that Māori Land Court judges will follow the tikanga of the hapū or iwi associated with the land being succeeded to when deciding whether whāngai can succeed to a land interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trus...
