Factsheet Legislative changes affecting incorporations web version
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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He uiuinga whānui mā ngā kaiwhakamahi o Pātaka Whenua 2025
Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) – Court User Survey
01 Sep 2025
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The survey is anonymous and whilst subject to Official Information Act requests, your responses and personal information will remain confidential.
Whenua
Māori land
Today, many Māori landowners continue to act as collective kaitiaki of their whenua, to honour and protect their land as taonga-tuku-iho.
Toitoi SILNA Block - Outstanding Original Owners
21 Jan 2025 | NewsFor more information about The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) and the work of Te Kooti Whenua Māori and updating the lists of potential owners for the four remaining SILNA Blocks Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, please see our SILNA page.
MLC Form 3 Accompany application
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz HE PĀNUI WHAKAMŌHIO HEI TĀPIRI I TE TUKANGA O TĒTAHI TONO NOTICE TO ACCOMPANY SERVICE OF APPLICATION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Form 3 Rule 4.15(1)(b) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Page 2 MLC 04/26 - 3 HEARING OF APPLICATION The application is: (Please tick the statement that applies ) Set down for hearing; or Expected to be heard at a sitting of the Court at: (Complete the hearing details)...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-3-Accompany-application.pdf (95 kb)
MLC Form 16 Notice proceedings
NOTICE: A claim has been made against you in the attached application form that has been filed in the Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court at..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ...........................................................................
Rauemi āwhina
Helpful resources
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. To support the use of te reo Māori in court, Judge Alana Thomas has created a kuputaka of legal terms in te reo Māori.
I tohua a Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox ki te tūranga Heamana o Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi
Chief Judge Fox appointed as Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal
01 Sep 2023
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Prior to her appointment to the bench, Chief Judge Fox was a Lecturer in law at Victoria University and a Senior Lecturer in law and Director of Graduate Studies at the University of Waikato. She also acted as legal counsel for Treaty claimants and Māori land clients.
Factsheet Simple and uncontested succession applications web version
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.
Ngā wenewene mō te whenua Māori
Disputes about Māori land
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.