No record of these conversations will be publicly available on the Māori Land Court record.
If an agreement is reached through mediation, the mediator will record the terms of the agreement and provide this to the Māori Land Court.
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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 Court Sitting
Monthly...
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 tr...
Ngā Karere
News
31 July 2026 | News
Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court Dispute Resolution Service
Our expanded dispute resolution service is now live and accepting applications.
16 July 2026 | News
Fast-Track Trustee Appointment and Replacement Process
The Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts.
24 June 2026 | News
Ngā rerekētanga ki ā mātou ut...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 2:00 PM AP-20250000009509 133/93 Jim Peter
Herbert
He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara
o Part Omaio 14B Block mai i te
whenua atu i te whenua Māori ki te
whenua Māori
Change the status of Part Omaio
14B Block from General land to
Māori freehold land
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Tairāwhiti
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
N R Milner, Te Kaiwhakawā
H Ward, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 7 Mei 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Tairāwhiti
Rescheduling of Te Tairāwhiti court sitting dates
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the June 2025 court sitting date for Gisb...
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Rotorua
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
C T Coxhead, Te Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua
D Witoko, Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Hūrae 2025
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga o te
Kaiwhakawā Matua
Rescheduling of Chief Judge court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the Tuesday 9 September 2025 Chief J...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 3 11:20 AM AP-20250000002298 239/93 Hoani Ngawhika
Ahu Whenua
Trust
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Hoani Ngawhika Ahu
Whenua Trust
Replace Moana Ngawhika with
Tracey Ngawhika as responsible
trustee of the Hoani Ngawhika Ahu
Whenua Trust
SP 4 11:50 AM AP-20250000001696 239/93 Marcus Geary He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Haumingi 3 Lands
Trust
Replace Lennard Sergeant with
Damian White as responsible trustee
o...
