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The issues with adoptions related often to the status of whāngai, or adoptions recognised by Māori custom.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

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 interests of the owners 19/93 Application for injunc...

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

1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 29 February 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.

Documents/5-11-reports/2024-02-29-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (7.3 mb)

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 any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...

Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)

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 interests of the owners 19/93 Application for inju...

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-October-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)

As a trust, incorporation, or other entity subject to Māori land laws, you can apply for Māori Authority status from Inland Revenue (IR). For tax purposes, being a Māori Authority reduces your provisional tax rate from 33% to 17.5%.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: AP-20230000032494 86/93 Deputy Registrar Ngatarua 2A2A and 2 other blocks - Amendment of Court record to determine the status of land at 457 Aotea MB 297-315 dated 11/10/2022 (A20220009274) and (A20220014742) AP-20230000032256 18(1)(a)/93 18(1)(d)/93 24A/93 Kylee Katipo Tauakira No. 2M No. 4 block (Köriniti Marae Mäori Reservation) - Application to Enforce Mediation Agreement AP-20230000022907 A20220002021 239/93 Derek Downes Te...

Documents/Panui/1105523-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-December-2023-web.pdf (985 kb)

A lineage or descent line which is important in Māori society in terms of leadership, land and fishing rights, kinship and status. It is central to Māori institutions. Māori history contains a detailed account of Māori origins from Papatūānuku and Ranginui to Tāne- mahuta, Tangaroa, Tūmatauenga, Haumia-tiketike, Tāwhiri-mātea, Rongo and their siblings across many generations and significant figures and stories, to the tangata whenua of today.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

Ngā Tuku Whakatau a Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Judgment Delivery A guide to the process by which parties to proceedings before the court may obtain information about the status of any reserved decision, and for information relating to outstanding judgments.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 14:45 PM AP-20250000011070 328/93 Raana Tuuta He ōta whakanoho mō Raana Tuuta ki runga ia Kekerione 37 ABC 2 Occupation order for Raana Tuuta on Kekerione 37 ABC 2 SP6 15:00 PM AP-20250000011058 133/93 Pamela Seymour He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Otonga 1E2 mai i te whenua atu o te whenua Māori ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Otonga 1E2 from General land to Māori freehold land.

Documents/Panui/14.-Te-Waipounamu-15-October-2025.pdf (140 kb)