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
...family recognises the whāngai as a child of the deceased and is not entitled to succeed; or
The family recognises the whāngai as a child of the deceased and entitled to the right to receive any income or
discretionary grants from the interest and occupation of the principal family home as set out in the schedule; or
Please specify the name of the block(s) on which the dwelling is located: ....................................................................................................
The “exceptional initiatives” (as I term them) that do require Court orders are sales,
long-term leases, change of status, title reconstruction and improvement, and
occupation orders. But these are truly exceptional initiatives in the sense that they
entail permanent or significant alterations to Māori land title, and the Act
appropriately imposes certain safeguards in that regard.
• Tono noho whenua (occupation order).
Kāore he mana o te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki ēnei rawa
Kāore he mana o te Kooti Whenua Māori ki
te tono mana tuku ki ngā rawa o te tangata
mate, pēnei i ngā:
• Whenua whānui (engari anō mō ētahi
whenua whānau, he kāinga whānau, e
hono tahi ana ngā kainoho 12)
...164/93 Don Wairua
Wilson
Maungatapu D 5 block –
Transfer of shares by way of
sale from Robyn Kui Roa and
Anne Kinokino Clark to Don
Wairua Wilson
SDec5/2 AP-20230000021586 328/93 Don Wairua
Wilson
Maungatapu D 5 block –
Application for Occupation
Order in favour of Don
Wairua Wilson
As directed by Her Honour Judge R P Mullins on 9 November 2023.
...Reads Quay, Gisborne
Friday, 24 November 2023
Judge A M Thomas presiding
PANUI
NO:
TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP1 9:00AM AP-20230000033793 328/93 Matthew Warren
Randall
Te Kuri X47B block –
Application for Occupation
Order in favour of Matthew
Warren Randall, Kahu
Reynold Randall and Aria
Karen Rauhina Randall
SP2 10:30AM AP-20230000034201 239/93
338(7)/93
Christine Moetara Awapuni 1L2G and1L2F
blocks (Te Kuri ā Tuatai
Marae) –...
...Reads Quay, Gisborne
Friday, 24 November 2023
Judge A M Thomas presiding
PANUI
NO:
TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SP1 9:00AM AP-20230000033793 328/93 Matthew Warren
Randall
Te Kuri X47B block –
Application for Occupation
Order in favour of Matthew
Warren Randall, Kahu
Reynold Randall and Aria
Karen Rauhina Randall
SP2 10:30AM AP-20230000034201 239/93
338(7)/93
Christine Moetara Awapuni 1L2G and1L2F
blocks (Te Kuri ā Tuatai
Marae) –...
Unlocking finance is an important part of facilitating the occupation, development, and utilisation of whenua Māori for the benefit of owners, their whānau, and their hapū and this practice note is another step on the road to realising this vision.
However, it was in major conflict with the traditional ways of land occupation and guardianship for tangata whenua. In 1993, the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act was introduced with the purpose of preventing the loss of any more Māori land – which currently makes up approximately 6% of all land in Aotearoa New Zealand.
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 terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (transfers of shares in Māo...
Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to:
promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū
facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land
ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.
