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Judgments of the Māori Land Court are published in Pātaka Whenua, our online portal, and in the Ministry of Justice's decisions finder.

Located in:  The court record

LAND TO BE EXCHANGED: Names of owner Shares to be exchanged Name of Block Value of shares Names of owner Shares to be exchanged Name of Block Value of shares Names of owner Shares to be exchanged Name of Block Value of shares Names of owner Shares to be exchanged Name of Block Value of shares IS TO BE EXCHANGED WITH: Names of owner Shares to be exchanged Name of Block Value of shar...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-35-Exchange-order.pdf (144 kb)

Judge Thomas is currently the Director at Kaupare Law and Consultancy and holds an LLB, BA from the University of Auckland. Judge Thomas has a strong interest in the retention, development and promotion of all aspects of te Ao Māori.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00AM AP-20230000026602 A20230007403 19/93 Tracy Harrison Harataunga East No 4 Block (Waikoromiko Trust) - Injunction against construction of dwellings (Respondent: Martin Reedy Shultz) SP2 11:00AM AP-20240000002918 19/93 Anne Te Marie Leef Te Puke A, Te Puke B, 60-61 Goldfields Road - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondent:...

Documents/Panui/16.-Waikato-Maniapoto-Special-24-July-2024-Thames.pdf (154 kb)

For a period of time, it will only be Judges of the Māori Land Court who can be appointed to act as mediators under Part 3A of the Act.

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

For a period of time, it will only be Judges of the Māori Land Court who can be appointed to act as mediators under Part 3A of the Act.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution2.pdf (154 kb)

Disputes can delay whānau connecting to and using whenua. Whānau who agree to enter mediation to resolve disputes can do so out of court, pay no filing fee and can practice the tikanga of your whānau and hapū in that mediation.

Located in:  Māori land

Following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the Crown negotiated several largescale purchases of land in Te Waipounamu (the South Island) whereby almost the entire land base of Ngāi Tahu, some 34.5 million acres of land, was sold for £14,750. 1 Ngāi Tahu’s landlessness was the subject of several Crown investigations in the mid-to-late nineteenth century.

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

Conflicts of interest arise in a number of different situations.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 8 2:00 PM AP-20250000000935 338/93 Deputy Registrar Sub 2 of Sec 1 Oakura – Setting apart all of Sub 2 of Sec 1 Oakura as a Māori reservation SP 9 2:00 PM AP-20230000022925 67/93 Sylvia James and Shirley Perriton Sub 2 of Sec 1 Oakura – Judicial conference and directions SP 10 2:00 PM A20220013469 183/93 Madeline Colombus Sub 2 of Sec 1 Oakura – Appointment of agents SP 11 2:00 PM AP-20230000020983 19(...

Documents/Panui/5.-Aotea-30-April-2025.pdf (144 kb)