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Haerehia ki te rārangi take matua Haerehia ki te whakaterenga matua
Māori Land Court – Connecting whānau to the whenua
Māori Land Court – Connecting whānau to the whenua Māori Land Court – Connecting whānau to the whenua Kāinga
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Pātaka Whenua - tā tātou tomokanga tuihono Pātaka Whenua aratohu

  • Pātaka Whenua - tā tātou tomokanga tuihono Pātaka Whenua aratohu
  • Whenua
    Māori land
    • Whenua
      Māori land
      Whenua Māori land

      Kei roto te whenua i te tuakiri o te tangata whenua. Koinei te tūrangawaewae.

      • Ngā kupu ture Ngā kupu ture
        Legal terms
        • Ngā kupu ture
          Legal terms
          Ngā kupu ture
          Legal terms
          • Rauemi āwhina Rauemi āwhina
            Helpful resources
      • Te uru hei kaipupuri whenua Te uru hei kaipupuri whenua
        Becoming a landowner
        • Te uru hei kaipupuri whenua
          Becoming a landowner
          Te uru hei kaipupuri whenua
          Becoming a landowner
          • Tauatanga Tauatanga
            Succession
          • Te whakawhiti whenua Te whakawhiti whenua
            Transferring land
      • Te kimi i ō whenua Te kimi i ō whenua
        Find your land
      • Te whakamahi i ō whenua Te whakamahi i ō whenua
        Use your land
        • Te whakamahi i ō whenua
          Use your land
          Te whakamahi i ō whenua
          Use your land
          • Te uru ki tō whenua Te uru ki tō whenua
            Access your land
          • Te wehe i ō whenua Te wehe i ō whenua
            Divide your land
          • Te noho i tō whenua Te noho i tō whenua
            Occupy your land
      • Whakahaerehia ō whenua Whakahaerehia ō whenua
        Manage your land
        • Whakahaerehia ō whenua
          Manage your land
          Whakahaerehia ō whenua
          Manage your land
          • Te whakatū i tētahi tarati, kaporeihana whenua rānei Te whakatū i tētahi tarati, kaporeihana whenua rānei
            Set up a trust or incorporation
          • Ngā taratī me ngā mema rānei o te kōmiti Ngā taratī me ngā mema rānei o te kōmiti
            Trustees and committee members
          • Te arotake, te whakarerekē rānei i tō tarahiti Te arotake, te whakarerekē rānei i tō tarahiti
            Review or change a trust
          • Te arotake, te whakarerekē rānei i tō kaporeihana whenua Te arotake, te whakarerekē rānei i tō kaporeihana whenua
            Review or change an incorporation
          • Te whakahaere tāke Te whakahaere tāke
            Manage tax
      • Ngā wenewene mō te whenua Māori Ngā wenewene mō te whenua Māori
        Disputes about Māori land
        • Ngā wenewene mō te whenua Māori
          Disputes about Māori land
          Ngā wenewene mō te whenua Māori
          Disputes about Māori land
          • Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
            Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
  • Ngā heke
    Who we are
    • Ngā heke
      Who we are
      Ngā heke Who we are

      Ko Te Kooti Whenua Māori te kooti motuhake tawhito rawa, tino mauroa o Aotearoa. He whakanōhanga ahurei mātou – ko te kooti whenua iwi taketake anake i te ao.

      • Tō mātou hītori Tō mātou hītori
        Our history
      • Ā mātou ture Ā mātou ture
        Our rules and legislation
        • Ā mātou ture
          Our rules and legislation
          Ā mātou ture
          Our rules and legislation
          • SILNA SILNA
            SILNA
          • Ngā tuhinga whakahaere Ngā tuhinga whakahaere
            Practice notes
          • Te Puna Manawa Whenua Te Puna Manawa Whenua
            Māori Land Court Bench Book
      • Ngā Kaiwhakawā Ngā Kaiwhakawā
        Our judges
        • Ngā Kaiwhakawā
          Our judges
          Ngā Kaiwhakawā
          Our judges
          • Ngā rongokōrero me ngā pānui Ngā rongokōrero me ngā pānui
            Judges' corner articles
      • Ō mātou Paepae Ō mātou Paepae
        Our senior leaders
      • He ratonga kē atu He ratonga kē atu
        Other services/agencies
  • Te pā whenua
    Our application process
    • Te pā whenua
      Our application process
      Te pā whenua Our application process
      Ko te pā whenua te ara ka ārahi i ngā rangatira whenua me ngā kaiwhakamahi kooti puta noa i tō rātou whai wāhitanga ki te Kooti Whenua Māori.
      • Nau mai Nau mai
        Access our services
        • Nau mai
          Access our services
          Nau mai
          Access our services
          • Te tuku uiui Te tuku uiui
            Submit enquiry online
          • Rapua a Pātaka Whenua Rapua a Pātaka Whenua
            Search the court record online
          • Me kōrero mai kanohi ki te kanohi Me kōrero mai kanohi ki te kanohi
            Talk to us in person
      • Haere mai Haere mai
        Apply to the court
        • Haere mai
          Apply to the court
          Haere mai
          Apply to the court
          • Tukuna he tono Tukuna he tono
            Submit an application
          • Ngā puka tono Ngā puka tono
            Application forms
          • Ngā utu tono Ngā utu tono
            Application fees
      • Kuhu mai Kuhu mai
        Attend court or mediation
        • Kuhu mai
          Attend court or mediation
          Kuhu mai
          Attend court or mediation
          • Te haere ā-tinana ki te kootitanga Te haere ā-tinana ki te kootitanga
            Attending a court hearing in person
          • Te hono mamao ki te kōtitanga Te hono mamao ki te kōtitanga
            Attending a court hearing remotely
          • Te haere atu ki te hui takawaenga Te haere atu ki te hui takawaenga
            Attending mediation
      • Tū mai Tū mai
        Receive the outcome
        • Tū mai
          Receive the outcome
          Tū mai
          Receive the outcome
          • Ngā putanga o tētahi kōtitanga Ngā putanga o tētahi kōtitanga
            Outcomes of a court hearing
          • Ngā putanga o te hui takawaenga Ngā putanga o te hui takawaenga
            Outcomes of mediation
          • Mēnā kāore koe i te whakaae ki te putanga Mēnā kāore koe i te whakaae ki te putanga
            If you disagree with the outcome
      • Tū atu Tū atu
        Take action
        • Tū atu
          Take action
          Tū atu
          Take action
          • He ratonga kē atu He ratonga kē atu
            Other services/agencies
  • Taonga tuku iho
    The court record
    • Taonga tuku iho
      The court record
      Taonga tuku iho The court record

      Kei roto i te pūkete kooti ko ngā mōhiohio onāianei me mua rā anō o te mana rangatira o te whenua Māori, tae atu ki ngā mōhiohio poraka me te tarahiti, ngā meneti me ngā whakatau. 

      • Ngā tohutohu hei rapu i te pūkete kōti i Pātaka Whenua Ngā tohutohu hei rapu i te pūkete kōti i Pātaka Whenua
        Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua
        • Ngā tohutohu hei rapu i te pūkete kōti i Pātaka Whenua
          Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua
          Ngā tohutohu hei rapu i te pūkete kōti i Pātaka Whenua
          Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua
          • Tīwhiri Rapu Tīwhiri Rapu
            Search Tips
      • Te uru ki te pūkete puka Te uru ki te pūkete puka
        Access the physical record
      • Ngā raraunga whenua Māori Ngā raraunga whenua Māori
        Māori land data
      • Whakataunga Whakataunga
        Judgments
  • Ngā pānui
    Hui and court hearings
    • Ngā pānui
      Hui and court hearings
      Ngā pānui Hui and court hearings

      Whakahaerehia ai e mātou ngā tūmomo huihuinga me ngā rangatira whenua me ngā kaiwhakamahi kooti i ia marama, ā-kanohi ki te kanohi me runga ipurangi. 

      • Ngā kōtitanga Ngā kōtitanga
        Court hearings
        • Ngā kōtitanga
          Court hearings
          Ngā kōtitanga
          Court hearings
          • Te whakamōhiotanga o ngā Tono neke atu i te 6 marama te tawhito (Ngā pūrongo 5.11) Te whakamōhiotanga o ngā Tono neke atu i te 6 marama te tawhito (Ngā pūrongo 5.11)
            Notification of Applications over 6 months old (5.11 Reports)
      • Ngā Karere Ngā Karere
        News
      • Paneke Paneke
        Offsite services
      • Whakangungu taratī Whakangungu taratī
        Trustee training
      • Ngā pānui kaipupuri whenua Ngā pānui kaipupuri whenua
        Landowner notices
  • Whakapā mai
    Contact us
    • Whakapā mai
      Contact us
      Whakapā mai Contact us

      Nau mai, haere mai. Ka taea e koe te whakapā mai mā tā mātou tomokanga tuihono hou, a Pātaka Whenua, mā te waea rānei, te īmēra, me te mēra.

      • Te tuku uiui Te tuku uiui
        Submit an enquiry online
      • Ō mātou tari Ō mātou tari
        Our offices
      • Paneke Paneke
        Offsite services
      • Ngā uiui pāpāho Ngā uiui pāpāho
        Media enquiries
      • Te mahi mā mātou Te mahi mā mātou
        Work for us
      • Pātai, whakahoki kōrero, amuamu rānei Pātai, whakahoki kōrero, amuamu rānei
        Questions, feedback or complaints

Ngā Karere
News

  • Kua whakaputaina Ngā Kōrero Ārahi mō te Tuku Pūtea Taurewa mō te Whenua Māori
    Practice Note for Lending on Whenua Māori released

    21 Pou 2024 |  Ngā karere

    Kua whakaputaina e te pae kaiwhakawā o te Te Kooti Whenua Māori tētahi kōrero ārahi mō te tuku pūtea taurewa mō te whenua Māori. He wāhanga hira te toro pūtea o te takawaenga i te nohoanga, te takawaenga, me te whakamahi i te whenua Māori mō te painga o ngā rangatira whenua, ō rātou whānau, me ō rātou hapū, ā, he whakatutukitanga hoki ēnei kōrero ārahi ki te whakatinanatanga o tēnei whāinga.

  • Te Kooti Whenua Māori Pūrongo ā tau Matariki 2022 - Matariki 2023
    Māori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 - Matariki 2023

    01 Pou 2024 |  Ngā karere

    E rewa ana ngā ngākau o te Kaiwhakawā Matua, Caren Fox, me te Pae Matua Steve Gunson ki te whakaputa i te pūrongo ā-tau tuatahi o Te Kooti Whenua Māori me Te Kooti Pīra Māori, mai i te rewanga o Matariki 2022 ki te rewanga o Matariki 2023.

  • Herenga ā Nuku Mapi Tangata Whenua
    Herenga ā Nuku Tangata Whenua Map

    16 Hui 2024 |  Ngā karere

    Kua hangaia e ō mātou hoa mahi i Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa tētahi mapi Tangata Whenua. Haere atu ki tā rātou paetukutuku ki te tirotiro.

  • Whenua Māori Wānanga
    Whenua Māori Wānanga

    26 Kohi 2024 |  Ngā karere

    Join our hoamahi over at Te Puni Kōkiri for their next Whenua Māori Wānanga.

  • Pōtihia te rōpū māngai whai ake o Hāwea/Wānaka SILNA
    Vote for the next Hāwea/Wānaka SILNA representative body

    17 Nuku 2023 |  Ngā karere

    Me pōti hei pōti i ngā mema ki tētahi rōpū māngai i mua o te 5:00pm, Mane, 27 o Noema 2023.

  • Ngā tōmuritanga tukatuka
    Processing delays

    18 Mahu 2023 |  Ngā karere

    Tēnā koe mō tō manawanui.

  • 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 Mahu 2023 |  Ngā karere

    Nā te Minita Tuarua o Ngā Take Māori a Nanaia Mahuta i whakapuaki kua tohua ko Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox hei Heamana o Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi.

  • Ngā Tikanga KOWHEORI-19 i te Kōti Whenua Māori
    COVID-19 Protocols in the Māori Land Court

    23 Here 2023 |  Ngā karere

    Kua pānuitia e te Kaiwhakawā Matua kua unuhia ngā tikanga KOWHEORI-19 mō ngā kōti katoa, whai muri i te whakatau a te kāwanatanga.

  • Kua whakatūria a Caren Fox hei Kaiwhakawā Matua o te Kooti Whenua Māori
    Caren Fox appointed Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court

    20 Hōngo 2023 |  Ngā karere

    Nō te rā nei i pānuitia e te Minita Tuarua mō te Whakawhanaketanga Māori, e Nanaia Mahuta ko Kaiwhakawā Caren Fox te Kaiwhakawā Matua hou o te Kooti Whenua Māori.

  • He kete whakahaere parawai me te kōkīkī mō te whenua Māori
    Sediment and debris management package for Whenua Māori

    03 Hōngo 2023 |  Ngā karere

    Kua pānuitia e te kāwanatanga te pūtea mō tētahi kete whakahaere parawai me te kōkīkī mō te Whenua Māori.

  • He kōrero nā tō mātou Kaiwhakawā Matua rāua ko te Pae Matua
    Message from our Chief Judge and Pae Matua

    10 Hara 2023 |  Ngā karere

    Whakarongo ake māua

    Ki te tangi a te manu nei

    a te tui

    He kōrero nā tō mātou Kaiwhakawā Matua rāua ko te Pae Matua.

  • Te Kaiwhakawā Matua o Te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Heamana o Te Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi
    Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court and Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal

    03 Hara 2023 |  Ngā karere

    I ritāia te Kaiwhakawā Matua, a Kaiwhakawā Isaac, mai i tōna tūranga i te 30 o Āperira, ā, kua uru ko Kaiwhakawā Matua Turua Fox me te Heamana Tuarua Kaiwhakawā Reeves ki ngā ture o te Kaiwhakawā Matua Whakakapi me te Heamana Whakakapi.

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