The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
ROHE O TĀKITIMU NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU March | Poutūterangi 2025 Contents Applications for hearing in March | Poutūterangi 2025 2 - 5 Descriptions of Application types by Section 6 – 25 Te Rohe o Aotea 26 – 34 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti 35 – 52 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 53 – 62 Te Rohe o Tākitimu 63 – 70 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 71 – 96 Te Rohe o Waiariki 97 – 111 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 112 – 115 Chief Judge Court Sittings 116 Te Kooti Pīra...
Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-National-March-2025.pdf (1.8 mb)
However, staff in Whangārei have numerous waiata that they sing to honour the iwi of the district. On 2 September 2022, Taitokerau Registry celebrated the opening of its new courtroom and building in Whangārei.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below. Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining...
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
The main priorities for the Court now are first, to remedy errors in the lists, using s 86 of TTWMA, and second, to update the list of successors based on previous and new evidence, the latter of which requires hearings to be held so evidence can be heard. An application form based on the existing form for successions has been modified for the purposes of SILNA determinations, and individual applications are linked to a central file to ensure consistency.
Contents: Applications for hearing in JANUARY | KOHI-TÄTEA 2023: (Please note that these in person hearings may be substituted for remote hearing by Zoom depending on operating Covid-19 protocols) 2 - 5 Aotea District 6 - 11 Te Waipounamu District 11 - 17 Waiariki District 18 - 23 Waikato Maniapoto District 24 Appendix 25 - 37 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar 38 - 44 Notices 45 - 49 Mäori Land Court and Mäori Appellate Court Sitting Dat...
Contents Applications for hearing NOVEMBER WHIRINGA-Ā-RANGI 1 - 32 Te Rohe o Aotea 33 - 43 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti 44 - 67 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 68 - 78 Te Rohe o Tākitimu 79 - 91 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 92 -129 Te Rohe o Waiariki 130 -155 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 156 -157 Māori Appellate Court 158 159 -161 Te Kooti Whenua Māori - Appendix Court Sittings that have been rescheduled 162 Court Notices 181 Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Sitting Dates 2024 183 -182 -180 Quarterly...
ROHE O TĀKITIMU NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU FEBRUARY | HUITANGURU 2025 Contents Applications for hearing in FEBRUARY | HUITANGURU 2025 2 - 4 Descriptions of Application types by Section 5 – 35 Te Rohe o Aotea 36 – 49 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti 50 – 69 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 70 – 81 Te Rohe o Tākitimu 82 – 90 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 91 – 116 Te Rohe o Waiariki 117 –136 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 137 – 159 Applications that remain outstanding in...
Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)
ROHE O TĀKITIMU NATIONAL PĀNUI | TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU FEBRUARY | HUITANGURU 2025 Contents Applications for hearing in FEBRUARY | HUITANGURU 2025 2 - 4 Descriptions of Application types by Section 5 – 34 Te Rohe o Aotea 35 – 48 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti 49 – 68 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 69 – 80 Te Rohe o Tākitimu 81 – 89 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 90 – 115 Te Rohe o Waiariki 116 –135 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 136 – 158 Applications that remain outstanding in...
Documents/Panui/Revised-MLC-Panui-National-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)
Contents: Applications for hearing in APRIL | PAENGA-WHÄWHÄ 2023: (Please note that these in person hearings may be substituted for remote hearing by Zoom depending on operating Covid-19 protocols) 2 - 8 Aotea District 9 - 15 Tairäwhiti District 16 - 27 Taitokerau District 28 Takitimu District 29 - 33 Waiariki District 34 - 44 Waikato Maniapoto District 46 - 61 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar 63 Appendix 64 - 67 Notices 68 Informati...
