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
For example, you may need to provide your bank account details and an IRD number. Mēnā kāore koe i te whakaae ki te putanga
If you disagree with the outcome
If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.
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 Cou...
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 followin...
Toitū Te Whenua
Land Information New Zealand
Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.
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 (name...
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land.
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer
Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions:
Headers Description Data Field Value Description
DISTRICT Māori Land Court District Abbreviation DISTRICT AOT Aotea District
BLOCKID Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District
BLK_NAME Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District
ALT_BLOCK_NAME Alternative Māori Land Court...
CHIEF JUDGE OF THE MĀORI LAND COURT
TE KAIWHAKAWĀ MATUA O TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI
Te Tari o te Kaiwhakawā Matua Chief Judge’s Chambers
DX SX 10153, Te Whanganui a Tara 6145, Aotearoa DX SX 10153
Wāea Kōrero: (04) 914 3021 Wellington 6145, New Zealand
Phone: (04) 914 3021
17 October 2023
MĀORI LAND COURT SPECIAL AID PRACTICE NOTE
Aio ki te nuku aio ki te rangi ko te kawa ora ko te k...
