We operate under many pieces of legislation and legislative instruments (rules and regulations). In addition, to help you understand the technical and legal detail about how legislation is interpreted, we also publish all reserved decisions of our court.
Our decisions
You can find decisions or judgments of the Māori Appellate Court from 1993 onwards, and the Māori Land Court from 2001 by using our decision finder:
Alternative sources of decisions from our court are:
- (NZLII) (a free service) - New Zealand Legal Information Institute(external link)
- subscription only services: Thomson Reuters(external link), LexisNexis(external link) and the Māori Law Review(external link)
If you are looking for a particular decision or judgment please contact us for more assistance
Citation style
Māori Land and Appellate Court citation styles and minute book abbreviations are outlined in:
- The New Zealand Law Style Guide (2nd edition)(external link) and
- Our guide to Māori Land Court minute book abbreviations [PDF, 470 KB]
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