E mahi ana te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori i raro i te mana o te Ture Whenua Māori 1993. Ka whiriwhiria anōtia e ngā kooti e rua ētahi atu kaupapa kia mau ai i ngā whenua Māori te āhuatanga o te taonga tuku iho me te whakaata i te hono o te Māori ki te whenua.

Te Ture Whenua Māori 1993

Kei roto i te Ture Whenua Māori 1993 (te Ture) te mana whānui, me ngā whāititanga o te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori. E kī ana te Ture ko te whāinga a te Kooti kia mau i te Māori ngā whenua Māori, te tiaki i ngā wāhi tapu, me te āwhina i ngā rangatira whenua ki te noho i runga, te whakawhanake me te whakamahi i ō rātou whenua mō te painga o ngā rangatira whenua katoa, ō rātou whānau, me ō rātou hapū.

Our rules and regulations

The Māori Land Court Rules 2011 set out how we operate, including how we receive, review, notify, process, and conclude applications. By following these rules, we are able to ensure the accuracy of the court record and provide judges and registrars with the information they need to make informed decisions. 

There are various other rules and regulations under which we operate, including: 

Ētahi atu Ture

Ka whakawā mātou i ngā tono e pā ana ki ngā whenua herekore Māori i raro i ngā Ture, ōna wāhanga rānei, tae atu ki:

    • Property Law Act 2007
    • Family Protection Act 1955
    • Government Roading Powers Act 1989
    • Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
    • Local Government Act 1074

Kei reira ētahi atu tūmomo Ture kei raro nei mātou, tae atu ki te:

  • Ka whakamana tēnei Ture i te Kooti ki te whakatau i ngā āheinga ki ngā pānga o Ngā Moutere Tītī.

  • He mana whāiti tō tēnei Ture ka riro i te Kooti e pā ana ki te Wi Pere Trust.

  • Ka whakamana tēnei Ture i te Kaiwhakawā o te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te tuku tohutohu, te whakatau rānei i ngā wenewene e pā ana ki ngā āheitanga.

  • Ka whakamana tēnei Ture i te Kaiwhakawā o te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te tuku tohutohu mō ngā wenewene e pā ana ki ngā āheitanga.

  • He mana tō tēnei Ture ki te whakatau nā wai ngā taonga tūturu ka kitea i Aotearoa, i roto rānei i ngā wai ā-rohe o Aotearoa.

  • Ka whakamana tēnei Ture i te Kaiwhakawā o te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā i ngā tono me te tuku tūtohutanga mō te whakatū i tētahi Taiapure.

  • He mana tō tēnei Ture ki te tuku me te whakarite whakatau nama i runga i ngā whenua Māori hei utu i ngā reiti kei te tārewa tonu.

Ngā kupu ture
Legal terms

Pānui mai ki ngā kupu ture ki waenga i te Kooti Whenua Māori.

Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993

Kei raro te Ture Whenua Māori 1993, Ngā Ture me Ngā Waeture o te Kooti Whenua Māori i te mana ā-ture o Te Puni Kōkiri mā te Minita Whanaketanga Māori. Ko te tikanga o tērā mā Te Puni Kokiri e mātua whakarite ka whakatutukihia e te Kooti Whenua Māori te koronga me ngā kawenga o te Ture.

Māori Land Court Rules 2011

Pānui mai ki ngā tikanga ā ture o te Kooti Whenua Māori.