Our key purpose is to promote the retention of whenua Māori in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of owners, their whānau, and hapū. The legislation which enables us to perform our role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 9 September 2021.
...explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 19/93 Application for injunction 19(1)(a)/93 Issue injunction in respect of trespass or other injury to Māori land 37(3)/93 Exercise any other part of court...
Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-National-March-2025.pdf (1.8 mb)
...assessment of the degree of need for legal representation; (f) That the experience of the lawyer to be appointed is appropriate, given the nature of the proceedings, the impact of the outcome of the proceedings on the parties or Māori land owners generally;4 and 3 The Court retains a discretion to issue a charging order per s98(6) of the Act. 4 For example, will the outcome impact on a large group of people or set a precedent, requiring a senior lawyer to be appointed...
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
...Reservation - Amendment of Court record to correct the spelling of trustee on order 473 Aotea MB 256-266 dated 19/09/2023 (AP- 20230000031819) 96 AP-20230000035429 86/93 Deputy Registrar Mimi 23B Trust - Amendment of the Court record to correct the owners in the schedule attached to the order at 471 Aotea MB 131-132 dated 16/08/ 2023 (AP- 20230000022713 and A20170002961) 97 AP-20230000023027 A20220011624 40(3)/93, 98(9)(a)/93 Deputy Registrar Araukuku 1A & 1B Ahu Whenua Trust...
Documents/Panui/0111324-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-March-2024.pdf (1 mb)
(k) Landowner(s): [insert the names of the owners of the Parent Block or the name of the existing management structure (in the case of a trust, name the current trustees, followed by “as trustees of the [name of trust]”)] (l) Maximum Occupants: [Twelve (12)] people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
...AP-20250000009524 19/93 Cindy Tinnelle Manaiua Rameka Pukekowhai 3A3 Section 1 and Pukekowhai 3A3 – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori reservation – respondents: owners of Pukekowhai 3A2 (Shirley Tyson) Judicial Conference.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-September-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)
...– 113 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 114 – 145 Te Rohe o Waiariki 146 –164 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 165 – 189 Chief Judge 170 – 189 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar 190 – 195 Notices for meetings of owners 196 - 199 Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Sitting Dates 2026 200 Information Service 201 Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications 201 Ngā rangona kōrero o te wā | Subscribe to PĀNUI 202 Māori Land Court contact...
...– 113 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 114 – 145 Te Rohe o Waiariki 146 –164 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 165 – 189 Chief Judge 170 – 189 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar 190 – 195 Notices for meetings of owners 196 - 199 Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Sitting Dates 2026 200 Information Service 201 Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications 201 Ngā rangona kōrero o te wā | Subscribe to PĀNUI 202 Māori Land Court contact...
...– 113 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 114 – 145 Te Rohe o Waiariki 146 –164 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 165 – 189 Chief Judge 170 – 189 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar 190 – 195 Notices for meetings of owners 196 - 199 Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Sitting Dates 2026 200 Information Service 201 Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications 201 Ngā rangona kōrero o te wā | Subscribe to PĀNUI 202 Māori Land Court contact...
