Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 applications for recognition orders

Under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011, whānau, hapū and iwi were able to apply to the High Court for orders recognizing customary marine title and protected customary rights. Applications closed on 3 April 2017.  There are currently 201 active applications listed.  These applications are managed centrally in the Wellington registry of the Court under the oversight of the Honourable Justice Churchman.

Applications

A table listing all Marine and Coastal Applications before the High Court including their next event is published here: Marine and Coastal Application List

The individual applications and maps can be accessed here: Applications and Maps

Hearings

The Court has allocated a series of hearings to determine applications for specific portions of the Marine and Coastal Area. A list of completed and scheduled hearings can be accessed here: Marine and Coastal Hearings List

Mapping

Applicants are required to provide a map displaying their application area. Te Arawhiti provide a tool that collates all MACA maps with related information at Kōrero Takutai.
LINZ maintain the Marine and Coastal Area Register and provide information about mapping customary interests.

On 23 March 2022, The Chief High Court Judge published a practice note to enable consistent mapping: HCPN 2022/1 Mapping guidelines for applications to the High Court under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011.

On July 28 2023, the Surveyor-General issued guidelines to support mapping for applications:
Guidance to support applications for recognition of customary interests under the Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) Act 2011 (linz.govt.nz)

Minutes

The 2024 minutes and directions 

Archived minutes 2022 and 2023

Archived minutes 2021 and 2020

Archived minutes 2017 - 31 December 2019

Case Management Conferences

The applications are managed through a series of annual case management conferences.

The minute following the 2023 conferences can be found here:
Minute of Churchman J dated 28 July 2023 [CMCs 2023]
This minute included the dates for the 2024 conferences.

Information about past conferences is listed here: Case Management Conferences

Inquiries