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Ngā kōtitanga Court hearings See a list of court hearings coming up across all of our venues. Te haere ā-tinana ki te kōtitanga Attending a court hearing in person Read our guidance for attending a court hearing in person.

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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.

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This occurs most commonly between close whānau members.

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Ka āhei te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakamana i te tono whakawehe mēnā koia nei tonu te huarahi tōtika mō te whakamahi me te whakahou i te whenua, ka whai takoha rānei tētahi mema o te whānau mai i te kaitono.

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Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.

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At this point in te pā whenua, it is time for you to attend court or mediation.

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Mā tātou te whenua e ora, mā te whenua tātou e ora We will care for the land, the land will care for us Whenua is part of the identity of tangata whenua.

20 July 2023 MEDIA STATEMENT Chief Justice welcomes the appointment of new Chief Māori Land Court Judge The Chief Justice welcomes the announcement by Associate Minister of Māori Development, the Hon Nanaia Mahuta, of Judge Caren Fox’s appointment as Chief Judge of Te Kooti Whenua Māori | Māori Land Court. Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau a Apanui) is the 17th Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the rol...

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Ko Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox (nō Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau ā Apanui), te Kaiwhakawā Matua tekau mā whitu o Te Kooti Whenua Māori, ā, ko ia hoki te wahine tuatahi ki te whiwhi i tēnei tūranga.

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Whakarongo ake māua Ki te tangi a te manu nei a te tui Tūī, tūī, tūī tuia Tuia i runga Tuia i raro Tuia i waho Tuia i roto Tuia i te here tangata Ka rongo te pō Ka rongo te ao Tuia i te muka tangata I takea mai i Hawaiki nui I Hawaiki roa I Hawaiki pāmamao Te hono a wairua Ka puta mai ki te whai ao Ki te ao mārama Tihei mauri oraKi ngā mate huhua o te wā kei tēnā marae kei tēnā marae Ka tangi tonu mātou Haere atu ra kou...

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