AOTEA PĀNUI Contact Details Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers Address 74 Ingestre Street Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui Phone 06-3490770 Email mlcaotea@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 f...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington March 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 14th of January 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquir...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington March 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 14th of January 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquir...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington April 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 11th of February 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inqui...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington January 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 12th of November 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inq...
Awaiting Administrative Action A20160002618 14/04/2016 CJ 2016/18 - Estate Te Kohinga Taniora - against succession orders at 1 ADWM 100 (1 December 1971); 90 OTR 384 (7 December 1971); 1 AD 229 (23 August 1973); and 167 Rotorua MB 252-253 (16 March 1974) - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Richard Kohinga 1.
HISTORICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE COURT 1862–1890s The Heretaunga case did not return to the Court until the end of the year (1866), a gap of nearly nine months. The December hearings relating to Heretaunga took place before a differently constituted Court, presided over by Judge Monro, who vested the blocks in ten grantees, including Karaitiana Takamoana and Henare Tomoana.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Prepare for Court hearing AP-20230000022665 A20160004868 22/08/2016 CJ 2016/27 - Titi Islands - Descendants of William Fisher and a succession order made at 20 South Island MB 160 on 11 December 1917 - Descendants of Teoti Mauhe and a succession order made at 19 South Island MB 204 on 17 December 1915 - Descendants of Irihapeti Pikoikoi and a succession order made at 18 South Island MB 213 on 12 December 1913 - Chief Judge Application 45/93 Zelda McIntyre, Dean Te Au...
Awaiting Administrative Action A20160002618 14/04/2016 CJ 2016/18 - Estate Te Kohinga Taniora - against succession orders at 1 ADWM 100 (1 December 1971); 90 OTR 384 (7 December 1971); 1 AD 229 (23 August 1973); and 167 Rotorua MB 252-253 (16 March 1974) - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Richard Kohinga 1.
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 1864 P...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)
