ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz DECEMBER | HAKIHEA 2022 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court.
Documents/Panui/1102422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-December-2022-web4.pdf (729 kb)
From 6 February 2021 On the death of a landowner, descendants can apply immediately to succeed to the land interest. The surviving spouse or partner does not receive the land interest but is entitled to income from the land and to occupy the family home.
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz APRIL | PAENGA-WHÄWHÄ 2024 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court.
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
Second, the report recommends that the law simplify succession to Māori land through administrative rather than judicial processes.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 28 February 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.11(2)(b) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 being applications which are 6 months or older as at 28 February 2023, and which are currently held by the Registrar in the District set out, or, in the case of applications to the Chief Judge of Māori Land...
If your application type is not listed, you will need to complete a manual application form. The forms are available to print via the Māori Land Court website.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz AUGUST | HERE-TURI-KÖKÄ 2023 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court.
For a full 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 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative int...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-October-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
In future, the court will provide non-judicial mediators who have the right skills to resolve disputes over Māori land. The mediation process Apply for dispute resolution You can apply for dispute resolution for a matter relating to Māori land if all the people involved in the dispute agree to using this service.
