There was a complicated search for alternatives from around 1859-1862. In August 1862, the colonial government, led by Alfred Domett, brought a new Native Lands Bill before the House of Representatives, which was enacted as the Native Lands Act 1862.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Judge Caren Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata) was sworn in as the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court on Thursday 24 August 2023, at The Pā in Hamilton. The ceremony presided over by Chief Justice Helen Winkelmann.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
This is a snapshot of applications as at 31 August 2022 and some applications that appear on this schedule may already have been dealt with by the Court at the time of print.
Awaiting Administrative Action A20210005308 23/03/2021 CJ 2021/12 - Henare Arapeti Sutherland - and a succession order made at 2 Whangarei Succession MB 308 on 10 August 1993 -
Awaiting Administrative Action A20200008840 24/09/2020 CJ 2020/39 - Oamaru 2B 2C 1 block - and succession orders made at 13 Nelson MB 113 on 29 August 1968 (Hector Pak
21 August 2023 MEDIA STATEMENT Court operating protocols withdrawn; jury trial guidelines modified COVID-19 court operating protocols for all jurisdictions have been withdrawn, and the Jury Trial Protocol and Jury Trial Guidelines have been modified, effective today.
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
Kaiwhakawā Miharo Armstrong Te Whānau a Apanui Judge Miharo Armstrong was appointed to the Māori Land Court on 1 August 2014. Based in Whangārei, he is one of the resident Judges for the Taitokerau District of the Māori Land Court hearing cases in Kaitaia and Kaikohe.
All hui will take place on Saturday 5 August 2023. Further details will be advertised closer to the date.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Final-advert-Whakapoungakau-hui-final.pdf (115 kb)
Awaiting Administrative Action A20130010288 19/11/2013 CJ 2013/34 - Hami Parehe and a Vesting Order at 80 Waikato MB 164 on 30 August 1996 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Michael Hamlin 1.
