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
First Name Surname Shares
1 Lewis Charles Ablett-Kerr 0.7095
2 Faye Acker 0.05207
3 Huia Rahera Acker 0.05208
4 Steven Acker 0.05207
5 Christopher Robin Adair 0.097
6 Darlene Rosalie Adair 0.097
7 Derek Anthony Adair 0.097
8 Patrick Sydney Adair 0.097
9 Rino Carl Adair 0.097
10 Shane Hillary Adair 0.097
11 Leah Adam 0.006
12 Rachel Melanie Adams 0.1545
13 Tammy Theresa Adams 0.1545
14 Eileen Te Ataakura Aiono 0.0306
15 Joy Alexandre' 0.055
16 Marie Anne Alexandre'...
There some 29
separate claimants and claimant groups, some
laying claim to the whole of the island and
others only to sections of it, mostly representing
sections or hapū of Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti
Uenukukōpako, Ngāti Rangiwewehi, and Ngāti
Rangiteaorere.
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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Surname Name Shares 2021 List No
Adair Christopher Robin 0.0970 223
Adair Darlene Rosalie 0.0970 266
Adair Derek Anthony 0.0970 324
Adair Patrick Sydney 0.0970 1205
Adair Rino Carl 0.0970 1336
Adair Shane Hillary 0.0970 1443
Adams Kura Blanche 0.3090 847
Aiono Eileen Te Ataakura 0.0280 388
Alexandre' Joy 0.0560 735
Alexandre' Marie Anne 0.0560 974
Alison Theresa Leila Sarah 1.4690 1568
Allan David Mark 0.2080 290
Allin Christopher Ge...
Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua Craig Coxhead
Ngāti Makino, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Awa, Ngāti Maru
Deputy Chief Judge Craig Coxhead was appointed to the Māori Land Court on 25 January 2008 and appointed Deputy Chief Judge in May 2024.
E karanga atu ki tēnei uri o Ngāti Mākino, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Awa me Ngāti Maru, CRAIG COXHEAD , touti mai ki tō tūranga o te Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua.
In the recent High Court decision of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General [2022] NZHC 843,
there was considerable discussion of tikanga Māori in the context of who exercised mana whenua
where the following were found;
- Tikanga Māori is a source of broadly shared core values (tāhuhu) that may inform the
development of the law and in some contexts is law
Steven Dodd - Kairēhita Matua
Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Rangiwewehi Steve first began work in the Maori Affairs Department in July 1984 working Māori Trustee and then the Land Development division before becoming an Alienation Officer in 1989.
Meanwhile, fifty proud Te
Arawa/Mataatua whānau and friends travelled
to Ōtautahi to welcome Sean Vercoe (Te Arawa,
Ngāti Maniapoto, Ngāti Manawa, Te Rarawa me
Ngāti Ranginui) as the new Pae Ārahi o Te Rāwhiti
– a celebration of continuity and new leadership.
