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Our judges are appointed by warrant issued by the Governor-General of New Zealand. A total of 14 judges can be appointed. To become a Māori Land Court judge, an individual must meet the following requirements: they have knowledge and experience of te reo Māori, tikanga Māori and the Treaty of Waitangi they have held a practising certificate as a barrister or solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand for at least 7 years, and they are not older than...

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A review must be lodged within 20 working days after the determination or order is made or, at the satisfaction of a judge, within a longer period.

Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-National-March-2025.pdf (1.8 mb)

Please provide an address if this venue is not a Māori Land Court location. MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS Applications may be lodged in the Māori Land Court district in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-98L-Application-for-dispute-resolution-April-202104.pdf (638 kb)

A review must be lodged within 20 working days after the determination or order is made or, at the satisfaction of a judge, within a longer period.

Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)

A review must be lodged within 20 working days after the determination or order is made or, at the satisfaction of a judge, within a longer period.

Documents/Panui/Revised-MLC-Panui-National-Februay-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)

A review must be lodged within 20 working days after the determination or order is made or, at the satisfaction of a judge, within a longer period.

Documents/Panui/MLC-National-Panui-April-2025.pdf (2.2 mb)

“Pātaka Whenua also enables a connectedness that has not existed before – whānau living in across the ditch and further afield will have the same access to the court record, a taonga tuku iho, as those who are able to visit us in person today.”

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After the interview The panel will tell you when you can expect to hear back. It will usually be within a week.

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Application has been set down for a hearing. Application requires a condition to be met as set out in a Court Order or as directed by a judicial officer (such as a Judge or a Registrar) before it can proceed or be processed.

Documents/5-11-reports/2021-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.8 mb)

Application has been set down for a hearing. Application requires a condition to be met as set out in a Court Order or as directed by a judicial officer (such as a Judge or a Registrar) before it can proceed or be processed.

Documents/5-11-reports/2021-11-30-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.8 mb)