Hearing Information
MACA Hearings List
Scheduled Hearings
| Hearing Group | Hearing | Venue | Date | Subject Area | Link to details |
| Whāingaroa | Stage 1 | Hamilton | 20 July 2026 | Raglan Harbour | Details |
| Mokau ki Runga | Stage 1 | Hamilton | 12 October 2026 | Tirua Point to Mokau River | Details |
| Ngāti Tara | Stage 1 | Whangārei | 12 April 2027 | Rangaunu Harbour to Taupo Bay | Details |
| Rongomaiwahine | Stage 1 | Gisborne | 19 July 2027 | Mahia peninsula | Details |
| Bay of Plenty Central | Stage 1 | Tauranga | 4 October 2027 (provisional) |
Central Bay of Plenty | Details |
| Whangaroa (Te-Whanau-a-Rataroa) | Stage 1 | Whangārei | 1 May 2028 | Taupo Bay to Matauri Bay | Details |
| Tauranga Harbour | Stage 1 | Tauranga | 9 April 2029 | Western Bay of Plenty | Details |
| Te Rarawa | Stage 1 | Whangārei | 29 April 2030 | Ahipara to Hokianga | Details |
| Group N | Stage 1B | Wellington | Deferred to 2025, date tbc | Porirua/Wellington Coast | Details |
| Group O | Stage 1 | New Plymouth | Adjourned without date | South Taranaki | Details |
| Manaia Harbour | Stage 1 | Hamilton | Adjourned without date | Manaia Harbour | Details |
Upcoming hearings are set out visually here: Calendar of High Court MACA Hearings
Completed Hearings
* Note - seven completed hearings are affected by recent legislative amendments and will need to be reconsidered and possibly reheard.
See Marine and Coastal Area (Takutai Moana) (Customary Marine Title) Amendment Act 2025
| Hearing Group | Hearing | Venue | Date | Subject Area/locality | Link to details | Link to decision |
| Group E* | Stage 1A | Whangārei | 12 February 2024 | Whangārei Harbour | Details | Pending |
| Group E* | Stage 1B | Whangārei | 19 August 2024 | Whangārei Coast | Details | Pending |
| Re Reeder (Ngā Potiki)* | Stage 2 | Tauranga | 24 September 2021 | Eastern Bay of Plenty | Details | Pending |
| Ruapuke Island* | Stage 1 | Invercargill | 24 March 2025 | Ruapuke Island | Details | Ruapuke Island Group [2025] NZHC 2400 [22 August 2025] |
| Aotea Harbour* | Stage 1 | Tauranga | 17 June 2024 | Aotea Harbour | Details | PAPA & ORS [2024] NZHC 3610 [29 November 2024] |
| Group N* | Stage 1A | Wellington | 13-May-24 | Kapiti-Manawatu | Details | RE TAUEKI (NGĀTI TAMARANGI) & ORS [2025] NZHC 1488 [9 June 2025] |
| Group M* | Stage 1B | Wellington | 19 February 2024 | Northern Wairarapa Coast | Details | Re Te Hika o Pāpuma Mandated Iwi Authority [2025] NZHC 1523 [11 June 2025] |
| Group M | Stage 1A | Masterton | 4 September 2023 | Southern Wairarapa Coast | RE NGĀI TŪMAPŪHIA-A-RANGI HAPŪ INC (No. 2) [2025] NZHC 68 [5 February 2025] | |
| Tokomaru Bay | Stage 1 | Gisborne | 5 September 2022 | Tokomaru Bay | TOKOMARU [Stage Two Hearing] [2025] NZHC 250 [21 February 2025] | |
| Ngāti Pāhauwera | Stage 2 | Napier | 23 May 2022 | Hawke Bay | Re Ngāti Pāhauwera (Stage 2) [2023] NZHC 15 [19 January 2023] | |
| Re Edwards (Whakatōhea) | Stage 2 | Rotorua | 14 February 2022 | Eastern Bay of Plenty | RE EDWARDS (WHAKATŌHEA STAGE 2) NO.8 [2023] NZHC 1618 [27 June 2023] | |
| Re Reeder (Ngā Potiki) | Stage 1 | Tauranga | 19 April 2021 | Rangataua (in Tauranga Harbour) | Re Reeder & Ors (Ngā Pōtiki Stage 1 – Te Tāhuna o Rangataua) [2021] NZHC 2726 [12 October 2021] | |
| Re Tipene | Complete | Invercargill | 23 November 2015 | Southwest of Rakiura (Stewart Island) | Re Tipene [2016] NZHC 3199 [22 December 2016] |