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 Monthly...
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 orders (names of tr...
Māori Land Court fees are increasing from 1 July 2026.
Ngā Karere News 31 July 2026 | News Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Dispute Resolution Service Our expanded dispute resolution service is now live and accepting applications. 16 July 2026 | News Fast-Track Trustee Appointment and Replacement Process The Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts. 24 June 2026 | News Ngā rerekētanga ki ā mātou ut...
To enable the Court to make a determination about your suitability as a trustee, please supply the following information (if relevant): a) I am a current or past trustee on other trusts or am or was a member of other organisations, namely: Name of Trust/Committee Position held b) I have the following relevant work or other experience; e.g kaumātua associated with the land or reservation: Place of work Position or responsibilities Page 3 For more information visit www.māorilandcour...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (311 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 2:00 PM AP-20250000009509 133/93 Jim Peter Herbert He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Part Omaio 14B Block mai i te whenua atu i te whenua Māori ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Part Omaio 14B Block from General land to Māori freehold land
Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te wāhi: Rotorua Te hunga kooti i reira: Present C T Coxhead, Te Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua D Witoko, Te Karaka o te Kooti Te rangi: 16 Hūrae 2025 Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga o te Kaiwhakawā Matua Rescheduling of Chief Judge court sitting date Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011: 3.8(1)(b) Ngā kōrerorero: Discussion I have considered the Tuesday 9 September 2025 Chief J...
Documents/Panui/2025-Chief-Judges-MB-1130-dated-16-July-2025.pdf (119 kb)
Ngā Aratohu Whakawātea Mai a Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Recusal Guidelines Information on the Māori Land Court recusal guidelines .
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 3 11:20 AM AP-20250000002298 239/93 Hoani Ngawhika Ahu Whenua Trust He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Hoani Ngawhika Ahu Whenua Trust Replace Moana Ngawhika with Tracey Ngawhika as responsible trustee of the Hoani Ngawhika Ahu Whenua Trust SP 4 11:50 AM AP-20250000001696 239/93 Marcus Geary He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Haumingi 3 Lands Trust Replace Lennard Sergeant with Damian White as responsible trustee o...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP14 10:00 AM AP-20250000014743 18(1)(ba)/93 Hauauru Howard Rawiri Allotment 20 Parish of Waiheke – To determine whether a person is a member of a class of persons who are or will be beneficial owners of, or beneficiaries of a trust whose trustees are owners of, land that is or will become Māori freehold land..
Documents/Panui/42.-Waikato-Maniapoto-22-23-June-2026.pdf (117 kb)
