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
The Māori Land Court is notifying all descendants of Mary Naera also known as Mee Naera or Mere Naera Pomare or Mere Nicol or Mere Nikora or Mere Tuhata or Mere Hautonga about the following hui:
Whenua: Sections 14 and 15 Town of Urenui situated at 44 Whakapaki Street, Urenui
Date: Friday, 5 December 2025
Time: 3:30 PM
Venue: Tu Tama Wahine O Taranaki 2 Leslie Street Waitara 4320
Zoom: Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83824104626 Meeting ID: 838 2410 4626
Kaupapa:
To...
Waiariki
PĀNUI
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
A Special Sitting
At Rotorua
Māori Land Court, 1143 Haupapa
Street, Hauora House, Rotorua
Friday 1 September 2023
Judge T M Wara Presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SSep2/1 09:30 AM AP-2023000003073 19/93 Dorothy
Maud
Hayes, Tui
Edwards
Opape 1A15A an...
Aotea
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Whanganui
(In-Person & Zoom)
Māori Land Court
Ingestre Chambers
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Tuesday 8 August 2023
Judge A H C Warren
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SAug8/1 10:00AM AP-20230000030707
AP-20230000031040
1...
Taitokerau
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tenei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Kaikohe via Zoom
Zoom: https://zoom.us/j/99314293400
Thursday 16 November 2023
Judge M P Armstrong
PĀNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP 6 10:00 AM AP-20230000028012
A20210014662
67/93 Elizabeth Aylene
Pritchard
Waihou A No. 2 A No. 1 -
Judici...
Chief Judge Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson are very happy to release the first Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Annual Report, covering the period from Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023.
The Honourable Willie Jackson, Minister for Māori Development made a formal announcement on 22 March 2023: New appointment to Māori Land Court bench | Beehive.govt.nz My congratulations, and congratulations on behalf of the Māori Land Court, to Judge Thomas.
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND
WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025
The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to
the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey
District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
The South
Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 53 people having
received their SILNA land.
The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te
Waipounamu on 9 September 2021.
