The Covid Response
04 Jun 2020 | NewsDuring the Level 4 lockdown, like the rest of New Zealanders, all Māori Land Court staff were required to work from home.
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Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsAs a result of the project, registration of 97% of the 27,411 Māori land titles was completed. It has required hundreds of hours of human resource time, with a large percentage of that time derived from the Maori Land Court judges.
Ngā Kaiwhakawā
Our judges
She is a member of the Waitangi Tribunal, serving as the Deputy Chairperson from 2010 to 2015. Kaiwhakawā Sarah Reeves Te Ātiawa Judge Sarah Reeves was appointed to the Māori Land Court on 10 December 2010.
Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal Media Guidelines
The Chief Judge or Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court may make statements affecting the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
Abridged Speech for the Māori Graduation Ceremony at Te Herenga Waka Marae
16 Aug 2019 | NewsI am the 114th Judge of the Maori Land Court. But, of course, I am not the first graduate from this university to be appointed to the Maori Land Court bench.
Ngā rerekētanga ki ā mātou utu mō Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Changes to Māori Land Court fees
24 Jun 2026
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Māori Land Court fees are increasing from 1 July 2026.
Speech to the Federation of Māori Authorities National Conference
10 Dec 2014 | NewsSecondly, from 2020 to 2025 the Tribunal will substantially advance and complete kaupapa and contemporary claims.
Factsheet Succession for whangai web version
Where the relevant tikanga does not recognise a relationship that entitles whāngai to succeed, the Māori Land Court may issue a court order giving whāngai a lifetime right to receive income or grants from the land or the right to occupy the family home on the land, or both.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
MLC Form 40 Occupation order
Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).
Discussion on Urupā Reservations (Māori burial grounds)
01 Mar 2014 | NewsAs a result, from time to time the Māori Land Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General land owned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.