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Located in:  The court record Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua

Take some time to reflect on the following: What are the best possible outcomes for you?

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)

. (3) Where the agreement is executed outside New Zealand, the signature of the transferor must be witnessed by: (a) A notary public; or (b) A Commissioner of Oaths; or (c) A Commonwealth Representative; or (d) A solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand or Australia; or (e) A Justice of the Peace of Australia (f) A practising solicitor, lawyer or attorney in the country where it is signed

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-31-Agreement-to-sell-or-gift.pdf (241 kb)

Currently, Māori Land Court judges act as mediators. While judges are acting as mediators, they will not be able to sit on the court proceeding related to that specific case.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

Judge Terena Wara discusses how the Māori Land Court responded to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

You have heard of the countless benefits that emerge from the freedom of the spoken language, from the use of the language, from the survival of the language within the hearts of mankind.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Pātaka Whenua Our online portal Visit Pātaka Whenua to find information about your whenua, search the court record, or send us an application or enquiry.

The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.

Any person appearing in the Māori Land Court, or in any court in New Zealand, can speak or file written documents in te reo Māori as a right under the Māori Language Act 2016.

Located in:  Māori land Legal terms

The South Island Landless Native Act 1906 was repleaded in 1909 without these 181 original beneficiaries having received their land.

Documents/SILNA/Updated-interim-list-of-owners-of-the-Toitoi-Crown-Land-Block-VIII-Lords-River-Survey-District2.pdf (1.2 mb)