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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Māori Land Court Judgment Delivery
For information about the process by which parties to proceedings before the court may obtain information about the status of any reserved decision, and for information relating to outstanding judgments, see:
Māori Land Court Judgment Delivery [PDF, 128 KB]
Māori Land Court Recusal Guidelines
For information about Māori Land Court recusal guidelines, see:
Māori Land Court recusal guidelines [PDF, 226 KB]
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