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Ngā Karere News 1 September 2025 | News He uiuinga whānui mā ngā kaiwhakamahi o Pātaka Whenua 2025 Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) – Court User Survey We want to hear about your experience using Pātaka Whenua and your views on how it's working for you. 28 August 2025 | News Ngā ara ture hou mā ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori i raro i te ture hou New legal pathways for Māori landowners under the Local Government (Water Services) Act...

Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua As people disappear from sight, the land remains Before settlers arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, tangata whenua cared for whenua as kaitiaki, or guardians, as hapū and whānau collectives.

Ko te mana o te Kooti Whenua Māori ka taka mai ki raro i te korowai o te Ture Whenua Māori 1993 (e kīia nei i roto i tēnei pukapuka ko ‘te Ture’).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-tereo.pdf (326 kb)

The former Chief Judge, Judge Isaac, retired from his role on 30 April, and accordingly Deputy Chief Judge Fox and Deputy Chairperson Judge Reeves have taken up the roles of Acting Chief Judge and Acting Chairperson respectively.

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Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.

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Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. In making appointments two crucial criteria must be considered.

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ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz SEPTEMBER | MAHURU 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.

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Apply to occupy your land Raihana ki te noho (utu tāpae $23) Licence to occupy (filing fee $23) A licence is a contract between you and other owners (or their representatives, such as trustees) that permits certain activities to occur on all or part of your land.

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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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Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 35 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION FOR EXCHANGE ORDER Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 310 Form 35 Rule 11.24 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?

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