This is a snapshot of applications as at 28 February 2023 and some applications that appear on this schedule may already have been dealt with by the Court at the time of print.
There are 50 original owners who mainly resided at Kaiapoi and Kaikoura. In 2023, successors to the Hāwea-Wānaka block voted for interim representation, through a process facilitated by Te Arawhiti (Te Tari Whakatau) and Te Puni Kōkiri.
21 August 2023 MEDIA STATEMENT Court operating protocols withdrawn; jury trial guidelines modified COVID-19 court operating protocols for all jurisdictions have been withdrawn, and the Jury Trial Protocol and Jury Trial Guidelines have been modified, effective today.
They stepped into the acting leadership of the Court and Tribunal from 1 May 2023 and will do so until a new Chief Judge is sworn in and a new Chairperson appointed.
20 July 2023 MEDIA STATEMENT Chief Justice welcomes the appointment of new Chief Māori Land Court Judge The Chief Justice welcomes the announcement by Associate Minister of Māori Development, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, of Judge Caren Fox’s appointment as Chief Judge of Te Kooti Whenua Māori | Māori Land Court.
Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)
A list of recent Māori Land Updates can be downloaded as follows: Document Date Māori Land Update 2024 23/09/2024 Māori Land Update 2023 19/05/2023 Māori Land Update 2022 16/07/2022 Māori Land Update 2021 09/02/2022 Māori Land Update 2020 09/02/2021 Māori Land Update 2019 27/08/2019 Māori Land Update 2018 30/06/2018 Māori Land Update 2017 30/06/2017 Māori Land Update 2016 30/06/2016 Māori Land Update 2015 30/06/2015 Māori Land Update 2014 30/06/20...
Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023. In Pātaka Whenua, landowners can find information about their whenua, search the court record, and apply to the court directly online.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 7th of December 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or se...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington March 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 11th of January 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set d...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington April 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of February 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set d...
