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Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions:
Headers Description Data Field Value Description
DISTRICT Māori Land Court District Abbreviation DISTRICT AOT Aotea District
BLOCKID Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District
BLK_NAME Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District
ALT_BLOCK_NAME Alternative Māori Land Court Block Description TRW Tairāwhiti...
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer
Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions:
Headers Description Data Field Value Description
DISTRICT Māori Land Court District Abbreviation DISTRICT AOT Aotea District
BLOCKID Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District
BLK_NAME Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District
ALT_BLOCK_NAME Alternative Māori Land Court Block Description TRW Tairāwhiti...
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.
No matter what type of activity it is, whether it had a law focus, be language-based, an iwi, hapū or whānau initiative, no matter the kaupapa, you have always been there lending an ear to my problems and complaints about how hard everything has been, about how exhausting the lawyer life can be, about the tiresome nature of people generally, about the ins and outs of the Declaration and te Tiriti o Waitangi (yes, I am a true progeny of the North), and despite all of those tedious traits I...
Chief Judge Fox is a descendent of Ngāti Porou and Rongowhakaata, with ties to Te Whānau a Apanui. She is the fifth judge to be appointed as Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal, following Chief Judge Kenneth Gillanders Scott, Tā Justice Taihakurei Durie, Tā Justice Joe Williams and Chief Judge Wilson Isaac.
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 April 2025, Claire Stirling-Hawkins (Te
Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kauwhata,
Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāi Tahu me Kāti
Mamoe), supported by her whānau, friends, and
kaimahi from Te Rāwhiti, stepped into the Pae
Ārahi o Te Rito role, bringing her leadership
strengths and a shared purpose and vision for Te
Rito to the District.
