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
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...
WAIKATO-MANIAPOTO
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Waikato-Maniapoto District
Address Level 2 BNZ Building, 348-354 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Mailing address DX Box GX10101, Hamilton
Phone 07 957 7780
Email mlcwaikato@justie.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 m...
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 trustees and ter...
On this page
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Other acts and legislation
Our practice notes Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) sets out the full authority, power and limitations of the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate 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 kawa ora tihei...
External link
Succession (factsheet)
(PDF 355 kb)
Te whakatū i tētahi tarahiti, kaporeihana whenua rānei
Set up a trust or incorporation
Find out how to set up a whānau trust.
The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te
Waipounamu on 9 September 2021. Further successions will be ongoing.
Ko te tikanga o tēnei
wāhanga o te ture, he whakamana i te Kooti
Whenua Māori hei kaiwhakahaere mō ngā
whenua o ngā kaipupuri Māori, e āhei ai te
whakapaipai, te hiki ake i te wāriu, me te
whakahou ake i te taitara, mō te painga o
te katoa.