Māori Land Law: Case law

Summaries and full-text reported and unreported judgments from the District Court (selected cases only), High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Privy Council and other selected judicial bodies.

Case law, both unreported judgments and some full-text law reports, on all legal topics including from the District Court (selected cases only), High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court, Privy Council and other selected judicial bodies.

Decisions relating to the Resource Management Act 1991 from the Environment Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, District Court and some older decisions from the Planning Tribunal.

Official reporting series from 1881. Keywords to search include: "Māori Land", alienation, customary Māori rights, jurisdiction of the Māori Appellate Court, succession and Treaty of Waitangi.

Reports from the Waitangi Tribunal to the Minister for Māori Development and the claimants explaining its claim inquiry findings and recommendations. The Waitangi Tribunal also includes information on the structure and role of the tribunal and information on the claims settlement process.

Decisions relating to the Resource Management Act 1991. These cases are sourced from the Environment Court, Court of Appeal, High Court, District Court and some older decisions from the Planning Tribunal.

Decisions relating to Māori legal topics from courts and specialist tribunals including the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.

Select Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court from the jurisdiction menu.

Locating Māori Land Court Minute Books
Archives NZ in Wellington has print copies from 1865-1975 and copies on microfilm. Refer to the Māori Land Court research guide and other research guides on land.
The University of Auckland General Library has some print copies of Māori Land Court Minute Books.
The Auckland Libraries' Heritage collection in the Central City Library also has copies of some Māori Land Court Minute Books. Auckland Libraries' Iwidex and Kura databases may assist with whakapapa and iwi research.

Digitised Taitokerau and Tairawhiti districts, 1900-1910.

Significant 19th century decisions of Chief Judge Fenton in the Native Land Court and the Compensation Court providing a useful insight into the workings of the Native Land Court between 1866-1879, the process of judicial reasoning, and the state of relations between the Native Land Court and colonial government.