Hearing Information
MACA Hearings List
Scheduled hearings
| Hearing Group | Hearing | Venue | Date | Subject Area | Link to 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 |
| Ruapuke Island | Stage 1 | Invercargill | 24 March 2025 | Ruapuke Island | Details |
| Central Bay of Plenty | Stage 1 | Tauranga | Adjourned without date | Central Bay of Plenty | Details |
| Rongomaiwahine | Stage 1 | Gisborne | 4 May 2026 | Mahia peninsula | Details |
| Manaia Harbour | Stage 1 | Hamilton | 11 May 2026 | Manaia Harbour | Details |
| Whāingaroa | Stage 1 | Hamilton | 20 July 2026 | Raglan Harbour | Details |
| Mokau ki Runga | Stage 1 | Hamilton | 12 October 2026 | Tirau Point to Mokau River | Details |
| Ngāti Tara | Stage 1 | Whangārei | 12 April 2027 | Rangaunu Harbour to Taupo Bay | Details |
| Whangaroa (Te-Whanau-a-Rataroa) | Stage 1 | Whangārei | 1 May 2028 | Taupo Bay to Matauri Bay | Details |
Upcoming hearings are set out visually here: Calendar of High Court MACA Hearings
Completed hearings
| Hearing Group | Hearing | Venue | Date | Subject Area/locality | Link to decision |
| Re Tipene | Complete | Invercargill | 23 November 2015 | Southwest of Rakiura (Stewart Island) | Re Tipene [2016] NZHC 3199 [22 December 2016] |
| Re Reeder (Ngā Potiki) | Stage 1 | Tauranga | 19 April 2021 | Rangataua (in Tauranga Harbour) | Judgment of Powell J, dated 12 October 2021 (Ngā Pōtiki & Ors - Stage One – Te Hāhuna o Rangataua) |
| Stage 2 | Tauranga | 24 September 2021 | Eastern Bay of Plenty | Pending | |
| Re Edwards (Whakatōhea) | Stage 2 | Rotorua | 14 February 2022 | Eastern Bay of Plenty | Judgment (no. 7) of Churchman J, dated 13 October 2022 [Whakatōhea - Stage Two] |
| Ngāti Pāhauwera | Stage 2 | Napier | 23 May 2022 | Hawke Bay | Judgment of Churchman J, dated 19 January 2023 [Re Ngāti Pāhauwera (Stage 2)] |
| Tokomaru Bay | Stage 1 | Gisborne | 5 September 2022 | Tokomaru Bay | Judgment of Cull J 1 May 2024 Nga Hapu o Tokomaru Akau and Te Whanau A Ruataupare Ki Tokomaru |
| Group M | Stage 1A | Masterton | 4 September 2023 | Southern Wairarapa Coast | Judgment of Gwyn J dated 17 April 2024 Re Ngāi Tūmapūhia-a-Rangi Hapū Inc [2024] NZHC 309 |
| Group E | Stage 1A | Whangārei | 12 February 2024 | Whangārei Harbour | Pending |
| Group M | Stage 1B | Wellington | 19 February 2024 | Northern Wairarapa Coast | Pending |
| Aotea Harbour | Stage 1 | Tauranga | 17 June 2024 | Aotea Harbour | Judgment of Andrew J dated 29 November 2024 re Aotea Harbour - Papa & Ors [2024] NZHC 3610 |
| Group E | Stage 1B | Whangārei | 19 August 2024 | Whangārei Coast | Pending |