Te Kooti Whenua Māori – the Māori Land Court is part of Tāhū o te Ture – the Ministry of Justice.
1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)
Postal address is Māori Land Court, DX Box PX10207, Whanganui 4500.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)
If you have a current application in the Māori Land Court that is being delayed by a dispute, you can ask for your application to be put on hold while you attempt to settle the dispute outside of court.
Māori Land Court fees are increasing from 1 July 2025.
Te Rā Tū, the new Tairāwhiti Māori Land Court opened in November, with some 100 people gathering for the official event.
NOTICE CONCERNING A LEASE OF MĀORI LAND Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District TAKE NOTICE that the Directors of St Georges By the Sea Limited (Directors being Dorothy Jane Newton, Edward Harold Brassey Newton and Linda Susan Newton) has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of PARIHAKA NO 20 BLOCK seeking: 1.
Documents/Landowner-notices/2.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (246 kb)
NOTICE TO PREFERRED CLASSES OF ALIENEES AS TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District Subject of application Kai Iwi 5D1A2 (Record of Title 1038392) Notice I, Donald Brent Richards, have applied to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for confirmation of a sale of the above Māori freehold land.
Documents/Landowner-notices/1-v3.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (58 kb)
NOTICE CONCERNING A MEETING OF OWNERS OF MĀORI LAND Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District 23 January 2025 TAKE NOTICE that Jennifer Faye Haupapa has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block) seeking: RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1.
Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (231 kb)
NOTICE CONCERNING A MEETING OF OWNERS OF MĀORI LAND Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District 23 January 2025 TAKE NOTICE that Jennifer Faye Haupapa has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of Urenui Lot 4B 1B 1B Part Sub 3 Section 24 Block IV Waitara SD seeking: RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1.
Documents/Landowner-notices/3.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (233 kb)
