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Otaki Sitting of the Maori Land Court

Kete Horowhenua2024-02-16T22:12:39+00:00
Horowhenua land claims are heard by the Otaki sitting of the Maori Land Court.
Date1872-

The Maori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Maori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Maori land. About 1.3 million hectares in New Zealand is designated as Maori freehold land, just under five percent of the total 26.4 million hectares in the country.

The special bond between Maori people and land is recognised by the Maori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Maori.

These minutes come from:
Archives New Zealand / Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga Wellington Office [Archives New Zealand: Maori Land Court, Otaki Minute Book].

Contents online in Kete - we would welcome help transcribing from the handwritten minutes - its actually quite addictive!:

Book Start Date End Date Transcribed in Kete
1

5 November 1872

28 March 28 1873 Yes
1B 6 July 1866 10 March 1868 Yes
1C 10th March 1868
 		27 March 1868 Yes
1D
28 March 1868
 8 April 1868
 Yes
1E 9th April 1868 2nd July 1870 Yes
1F 2 July 1870 26 November 1874 Yes
1G 2 February 1869 13 July 1869 Yes
2 28 March 1873 22 April 1874
Yes
3A 3 September 1901 7 October 1901
 Yes
3 12 April 1876 14 December 1878 Yes
4 14 December 1878 12 September 1881 Yes
5 12 September 1881 5 September 1883 Partly
6 5 September 1883 28 July 1885 No
7 27 November 1885 23 May 1887 No
8 25 May 1887 24 June 1889 No
42 29 November 1900 12 January 1901 Partly