1. (loan) Māori Land Court.
I te tau 1948, kīhai i momoho te petihana a Heke ki te Pāremata, ko tana tono rā kia uiuia ai te poraka e te Kōti Whenua Māori (TTR 2000:27). / In 1948 Heke's petition to Parliament to have the Māori Land Court investigate the block was unsuccessful.
Synonyms: Kōti Whakawā Whenua Māori
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