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.
A national service for only urgent injunction applications is available Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. More details can be found here.
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 owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Waikouaiti Blk XII Township Subdivision XXVI Section 28
Date: Thursday, 17 July 2025
Time: 6 PM
Venue: 78 Carroll Street Fern Hill, Dunedin
Kaupapa:
· Establishing an ahu whenua trust or appointing an agent or agents to represent the owners in negotiations about minor boundary adjustments
· ...
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Puna-O-Maru Section 96
Date: Saturday 27 September 2025
Time: 12:30 PM
Venue: Waihoa Marae 26 Māori Road Morven Waimate
Kaupapa:
Vote on setting aside the whenua as a Māori reservation
Vote on who the class of beneficiaries will be
Election of trustees
Discuss access to the urupā
Any questions please contact mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz
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Tākitimu
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 Hastings
Hastings District Court, 106 Eastbourne
Street West, Hastings
Tuesday 5 September 2023
Judge D H Stone
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Meeting ID: 856 429 8176
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP3 10:20am AP-202...
Tākitimu
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 Hastings
Hastings District Court, 106 Eastbourne
Street West, Hastings
Tuesday 10 October 2023
Judge D H Stone
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP2 11:25AM AP-20230000019648 118(6)/93 Alvina Jane
Sciascia-Bizaoui
Geoffrey Nicholas Sciascia –
Suc...
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 Levin
Māori Land Court
Levin District Court
9 Bristol Street
Levin
Thursday 21 September 2023
Judge A M Thomas
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SSept21/1 12:10PM AP-20230000022046 164/93 Wiremu Tipi
Te Awe Awe
(Larkins)
Waior...
I am currently the judge for Te Waipounamu in the Māori Land Court. I am also presiding over a number of urgent inquiries in the Waitangi Tribunal, which has never been busier.
The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees,
the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
The information
in this booklet does not apply to Māori reserves.
2
Māori reservation land
Any Māori freehold land or any general land 1
may be set aside as a Māori reservation.
Waikato-Maniapoto
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 ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Hamilton
Māori Land Court, BNZ Centre, Level 2
354 Victoria Street, Hamilton
Thursday 7 December 2023
Judge R P Mullins, Presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SDec5/1 10.00AM
(allow one
(1) hour
for both
matters)
AP-20230...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20250000014118 58/93 Marise Lant Appeal 2025/25 – The Proprietors of
Mangatū Blocks Incorporated and a refusal
to grant an order for the appointment of
examining officers made at 134 Tairāwhiti
MB 282-293 on 5/9/2025 – Notice of Appeal
(Respondent: Committee of Management of
the Proprietors of Mangatū Blocks
Incorporated)
