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Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

...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 1ST of June 2023, 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 inquiry or report under section 46 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Documents/Panui/September-2023-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-2023FINAL.pdf (423 kb)

That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.

This update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington,  New Zealand on 8 May 2013 and  is  intended  to provide general  information only. 

Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2013.pdf (149 kb)

This update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington,  New Zealand on 8 May 2013 and  is  intended  to provide general  information only. 

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2013.pdf (149 kb)

This is also a return to the Court and Tribunal for Judge Milner, who worked early in his career as a Research Counsel for the Māori Land Court and as an Assistant Registrar for the Waitangi Tribunal.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

I / We seek financial assistance from the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund for the following purposes.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-53-Special-aid.pdf (189 kb)

Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust order...

Located in:  The court record

That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4.00pm, 9 January 2026.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

AOTEA PĀNUI Contact Details Office Address Mailing address Phone Email Office hours Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers 74 Ingestre Street DX Box PX10207, Whanganui 06-3490770 mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz 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 Sit...

Documents/Panui/29-v2..-Aotea-8-April-2026.pdf (207 kb)