During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
Use this form to add, reduce, replace or (in exceptional circumstances) remove trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust,
Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
Rapu mā te kaipupuri whenua
Search by landowner
You can search for whenua that you have an interest in to learn more about the whakapapa of the whenua and the whānau. You can find information on:
the current list of landowners of the block
when a person became a landowner, who they inherited whenua interests from and the type of land ownership they have
the previous landowners and line of succession, or whakapapa of the whenua.
The MLC will only make a partition order when satisfied
a partition is necessary for the effective operation,
development and utilisation of the land, or that it effects
a gift from the donor to a member of their whānau. The
following points need to be considered:
• access – the area to be partitioned should not restrict
access to the rest of the land
• the lie of the land – the area to be partitioned should not
take the entire flat or most useable area of the land....
Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Tuesday 14 November 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SNov6/1 12:20 PM AP-20230000023245
A20230002235
214/93 Joseph
Henry Te
Arakau Peke...
Waikato-Maniapoto
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga ō ngā tono ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Tauranga
Courtroom 1.10, McLean House, 26
McLean Street, Tauranga
Wednesday 13 December 2023
T M Wara, Judge (Presiding)
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SDec11 2:00 PM A20220008742 /
AP-
20230000026694
239/93
240/93
Betty Ngahuia Tom...
Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Porirua
Courtroom 2
Porirua District Court
4 Hagley Street
Porirua
Friday 17 November 2023
Judge A M Thomas
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SNov8/1 11:05AM AP-20230000023401 214/93
219/93
220/93
222/93
Putiputi
Tahana
(Frost)
Haroharo 7B 2B 2B...
Taitokerau
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tenei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Auckland
Ministry of Justice District Court
9-11 Ratanui Street, Henderson
Monday 13 November 2023
Judge A M Thomas, Presiding
PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP 14 11:30 AM AP-20230000020836
A20230004524
113/93
118/93
Monique Rua Elizabeth Ka...
That invitation is not made by an order of the Court but by the hope for parties to move forward and strengthen the relationships and kinship ties of the whānau involved. This judgment is a significant milestone in the Māori Land Court and for Māori landowners.
Me pēhea te tuku amuamu ōkawa
Mēnā i muri i te kōrero ki a mātou, kei te āwangawanga tonu koe, ka taea te tuku amuamu:
mā te īmēra ki complaints@justice.govt.nz
mā te tuhi ki Te Kooti Whenua Māori:
Level 7, Fujitsu Tower Māori Land Court SX11203 141 The Terrace Wellington
Me whakauru i ēnei mōhiohio ki tō amuamu:
Tō ingoa tuatahi me tō ingoa whānau (tae atu ki te ingoa kamupene mēnā e tika ana).
People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original
beneficiaries of the land. If you or your whānau are on this list, please update your
contact details with us to receive communications regarding the block.