Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
If more information is required, we will contact you to request further details. Te tuku uiui
Submit an enquiry online
Submit an enquiry online in Pātaka Whenua.
As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land. The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.
This new report is intended to reflect on the previous year and look forward to the next, providing detailed and transparent information on our work and judicial decision-making.
On 30 October 2015 we turned 150 and to mark that milestone we produced a publication called ‘He Pou Herenga Tangata, He Pou Herenga Whenua, He Pou Whare Kōrero – 150 Years of the Māori Land Court’ Our publication provides a detailed history of the origins of the Native Land Court and looks at the role of the Court over its 150 year history.
Once you've confirmed these details, you can find further information through the following sources: Pātaka Whenua
Pātaka Whenua is the online portal that holds the Māori Land Court electronic record, which includes minutes and orders.
Left: Part of the 1866 Crown Grant
https://e-tangata.co.nz/history/the-nelson-tenths-a-story-of-unmet-obligations/
https://e-tangata.co.nz/history/the-nelson-tenths-a-story-of-unmet-obligations/
https://www.wakatu.org/nelson-tenths
Tasman District Council occupation
Tasman District Council’s property services manager Jim Frater said it was on expiry
of the campground’s lease that the title was searched and it was (re)discovered the
land was owned by Māori, although historian Jo...
You can contact any office of the court to seek
copies; however, if these are not available in the
court’s document management system, you will need
to contact the office in which those records are
located so they can review the physical file and
where possible copy the physical record.
Applying for succession
In most cases, succession is applied for by whānau inheriting the whenua or by those legally authorised to manage the estate of the person who has passed away.
