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
It is tūrangawaewae – the place where we come from, the place we belong to, the place we stand. Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū.
In future, the court will provide non-judicial mediators who have the right skills to resolve disputes over Māori land. The mediation process
Apply for dispute resolution
You can apply for dispute resolution for a matter relating to Māori land if all the people involved in the dispute agree to using this service.
Our role as Te Kooti Whenua Māori is to facilitate and promote the retention and use of Māori land, and support whānau tooccupy, develop and use their whenua.
While the immediacy of the Covid-19 pandemic and the subsequent lockdown restrictions raised challenges for the Māori Land Court, it has presented an opportunity to examine our processes, our use of technology, and consider how they can be improved to ultimately assist Māori land owners.
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The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
If you would like to register, the step-by-step guide Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user
is available to assist you in the Pātaka Whenua guidance area of the Māori Land Court website.
As a result, from time to time the Māori Land Court receives applications to extend existing urupā, or to set aside Māori freehold land, or sometimes General land owned by Māori, as new urupā reservations.
If you would like to register, the step-by-step guide Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user
is available to assist you in the Pātaka Whenua guidance area of the Māori Land Court website.
