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Our record holds information about court decisions, and the conversations about how those decisions are made. It also holds information about the whakapapa of landowners.

It is a good idea to ask them about: What land blocks you might be an owner in An accurate record of your whakapapa How you became an owner or beneficiary to your whenua.

Located in:  Māori land

Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was filed, the subject of the application, the section of the Act under which the application is made and the name of the applicant(s).

Documents/5-11-reports/Notification-of-Applications-over-6-months-old-31-May-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)

You can bring whānau with you to court to support you and your application.  If you are a whānau or hapū member who did not submit the application but would like to speak in Court, you can file a ‘ Notice of intention to appear upon application ’.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court

If you are interested in or affected by an application and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on 1 January 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns.

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-January-20232.pdf (631 kb)

The identified successors will take part in the upcoming voting process, about how the land will be received and held. View the updated successor list here .

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Current practice notes include: Ngā whakahuatanga o ngā whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori Citation of decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court A guide to how decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court should be cited.

Located in:  Who we are Our rules and legislation

Applications are grouped by District and include the application reference number, the date on which the application was registered, the subject of the application, the section of the Act under which the application is made and the name of the applicant(s).

Documents/5-11-reports/2024-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (1.7 mb)

The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard. PĀNUI NO. APPLICATION NO.

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-May-2025.pdf (2.4 mb)

The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership.