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.
A national service for only urgent injunction applications is available Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. More details can be found here.
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
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 New Plymouth
District Court
Cnr Robe & Powderham Streets
New Plymouth
Friday 15 December 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SDec1/1 10:10AM AP-20230000021346
A20230008209
118/93 Sharron
Anne Clarke
Anne Mary C...
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:
SNov7/1 10:55AM AP-20230000033657 118/93 Serena
Ngareta
Tahana,
Conan
James Frost,
Armia...
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 Whangārei
(via Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99314293400)
Courtroom 1, Māori Land Court, Second
Floor, 16 Rathbone Street, Whangārei
Tuesday 14 November 2023
Judge M P Armstrong
PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
1 10:00 AM AP-202300000...
In a contested case, they should take timely
steps to ensure that the other party has full knowledge of the situation, and the
opportunity to make submissions on any question of recusal.
The website is also the gateway to our online portal Pātaka Whenua. In Pātaka Whenua, you can find information about your whenua, search the court record, make an application or enquiry online and pay the application filing fee.
Pātaka Whenua
Our online portal
Visit Pātaka Whenua to find information about your whenua, search the court record, or send us an application or enquiry.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Section 9 Block XVI Waikawa Survey District
Date: Saturday, 7 June 2025
Time: 1 PM
Venue: South Otago Creative Arts Centre 142 Clyde St Balclutha
Kaupapa:
Election of new trustees to replace the existing trustees who have resigned or died.
Approve the adoption of a new trust order.
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
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At this point in te pā whenua, you will be ready to file an application with the Court. Once you have filed your application with us, we will take care of your information and support you to understand the process from here.
To date, the Court has determined the successors of 125 original owners and are now seeking whakapapa information for the remaining owners from around 1895 who have not yet been succeeded to. If you see any of your tīpuna listed below and know of their whakapapa lines, we would love to hear from you.
