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
TAIRĀWHITI
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Tairāwhiti
Address 37 Gladstone Road
Mailing address DX Box: PX10106, Gisborne
Phone 06 869 0370
Email mcltairawhiti@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Court Sitting
The following special sitt...
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Puna-O-Maru Section 96
Date: Saturday 27 September 2025
Time: 12:30 PM
Venue: Waihoa Marae 26 Māori Road Morven Waimate
Kaupapa:
Vote on setting aside the whenua as a Māori reservation
Vote on who the class of beneficiaries will be
Election of trustees
Discuss access to the urupā
Any questions please contact mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz
View the notice her...
TAKE NOTICE that Stephen Thomas Ball and Christine Anne Ball have made an application to the Māori Land Court at Whangārei for confirmation of a sale of Te Maika A7 block (RT 31346) (being 2425 square meters more or less) located at 102 Tutukākā Block Road, Tutukākā, Whangārei within the Taitokerau Māori Land Court district.
Our kaimahi also took part in the Hautapu
ceremony at Hamilton Gardens, showing strong
support for this cultural tradition.
28 kaimahi
2 resident judges
5,583 landblocks
Taitokerau - Whangārei
139,203 hectares
207, 498 owners
Auckland Information Office
7 kaimahi
Te Waharoa - Auckland
27 kaimahi
1 resident judge
3,863 landblocks
Waikato-Maniapoto - Hamilton
125,710 hectares
349,704 owners
39 kaimahi
2 resident judges
5,257 landblocks
Waiariki - Rotorua
308,636 hectares
1,111,...
On Friday 29 November, the old Māori Land Court on Lowe Street Gisborne was closed, and the new court opened on Gladstone Road. A crowd of approximately 100 people gathered to witness this transition through the blessing and official opening by Sir Derek Lardelli and his team of kaikarakia of Te Rā Tū, the new Tairāwhiti Māori Land Court.
Other acts and legislation
We hear applications relating to Māori freehold land under select Acts, or parts of them, including:
Property Law Act 2007
Family Protection Act 1955
Government Roading Powers Act 1989
Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Local Government Act 1974.
The major ownership of the land (which has an area of 1.4011 ha situated in Whittaker Road, Rotorua) has been held since 1968 in a long-term testamentary trust for eight of the testator’s children and their descendants.
From
6 February 2021
The Māori Land Court can make rulings about Māori land under
the Family Protection Act 1955, Law Reform (Testamentary
Promises) Act 1949, Government Roading Powers Act 1989,
Local Government Act 1974 and the Property Law Act 2007.
TAKE NOTICE that the Nigel Pedersen Family Trust has made application to the Māori Land Court at Hastings for confirmation of a sale of Lot 29 Deposited Plan 15949 block (being 0.0636 hectares more or less) located at 17 Te Paerahi Road, Pōrangahau within the Tākitimu Māori Land Court district.
TAKE NOTICE that the Raumati Family Trust has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for confirmation of a sale of Lot 3A2 Part Sub 3 of Section 24 Block IV Waitara S.D. block (being 6.5357 hectares more or less) located on Mokau Road, Urenui, within the Aotea Māori Land Court district.