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)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington December 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 October 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...
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.
The combined area is 2023 m2 (half an acre). Mary was Ngāti Mutunga, the ancestral hapū for this land.
Documents/Landowner-notices/NOTICE-OF-HUI-OF-DESCENDANTS-OF-MARY-NAERA.pdf (135 kb)
A list of recent Māori Land Updates can be downloaded as follows: Document Date Māori Land Update 2025 28/10/2025 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 30/06/201...
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā-Motu.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-June-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā-Motu.
Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā Motu.
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
