Te Rā Tū, the new Tairāwhiti Māori Land Court opened in November, with some 100 people gathering for the official event.
Located in:
Hui and court hearings
News
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 3 9.1580
Tairāwhiti 2 14.1413
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 16 666.4083
Te Waipounamu 0 -
Total 40 776.7692
Māori Freehold Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5464 145,686.8561
Waikato Maniapoto 3821 125,642.7569
Waiariki 5200 313,964.3235
Tairāwhiti 5295 262,335.5152
Tākitimu 1...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2012.pdf (132 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 3 9.1580
Tairāwhiti 2 14.1413
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 16 666.4083
Te Waipounamu 0 ‐
Total 40 776.7692
Māori Freehold Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5404 146,482.3721
Waikato Maniapoto 3824 125,644.4945
Waiariki 5192 314,147.0195
Tairāwhiti 5298 26...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2013.pdf (149 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 3 9.1580
Tairāwhiti 2 14.1413
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 16 666.4083
Te Waipounamu 0 -
Total 40 776.7692
Māori Freehold Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5464 145,686.8561
Waikato Maniapoto 3821 125,642.7569
Waiariki 5200 313,964.3235
Tairāwhiti 5295 262,335.5152
Tākitimu 1...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2012.pdf (132 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 3 9.1580
Tairāwhiti 2 14.1413
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 16 666.4083
Te Waipounamu 0 ‐
Total 40 776.7692
Māori Freehold Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5404 146,482.3721
Waikato Maniapoto 3824 125,644.4945
Waiariki 5192 314,147.0195
Tairāwhiti 5298 26...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2013.pdf (149 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato Maniapoto 12 48.2919
Waiariki 2 8.9030
Tairāwhiti 2 14.1413
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 15 659.1240
Te Waipounamu 1 1.9600
Total 38 771.1899
Māori Freehold Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5,394 147,870.5143
Waikato Maniapoto 3,716 124,225.9531
Waiariki 5,098 305,896.2257
Tairāwhiti 5,341 268,506.5352
Tākitimu 1,357 87,914....
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato Maniapoto 12 48.2919
Waiariki 2 8.9030
Tairāwhiti 2 14.1413
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 15 659.1240
Te Waipounamu 1 1.9600
Total 38 771.1899
Māori Freehold Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5,394 147,870.5143
Waikato Maniapoto 3,716 124,225.9531
Waiariki 5,098 305,896.2257
Tairāwhiti 5,341 268,506.5352
Tākitimu 1,357 87,914....
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
TAIRĀWHITI
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Tairāwhiti
Address 37 Gladstone Road
Mailing address DX Box: PX10106, Gisborne
Phone 06 869 0370
Email mcltairawhiti@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 following speci...
Documents/Panui/12.-Tairawhiti-2-December-2025.pdf (138 kb)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blocks with
Structures
Area with
structures (ha)
# Blocks
without
Structures
Area without
structures (ha)
Taitokerau 1,152 1,499 84,383.3834 (61%) 4,084 54,820.5056 (39%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,273 1,698 96,332.9114 (77%) 2,165 29,377.1078 (23%)
Waiariki 2,156 2,456 290,865.6680 (94%) 2,801 17,771.0417 (6%)
Tairāwhiti 1,393 1,845 239,550.8687 (85%) 3,610 41,332.8604 (15%)
Tākitimu 542 653 73,612.3493 (84%) 813 14,538.8091 (16%)
Aotea 1,227 2,198...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
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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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLIC...
Documents/Panui/January-2023-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20221110.pdf (441 kb)
