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Public Office (Agency) Information
Name of public office: Te Kooti Whenua Māori / Māori Land Court
Alternative name: Te Kooti Pīra Māori / Māori Appellate Court
Public offices’ physical location: Taitokerau District - Whangārei registry office and Auckland
Information Office
Waikato-Maniapoto District - Hamilton registry office
Waiariki District - Rotorua registry office
Tairāwhiti District - Gisborne registry office
Tākitimu – Hasting registry office
Aotea - Whanganui re...
Court hearings take place at our sites in Whangārei, Hamilton, Rotorua, Gisborne, Hastings, Whanganui, and Christchurch. We also hold hearings at various venues away from our office sites across the country.
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Te Ture Whenua MĀori acT 1993
Te WHAKAHoU TAiTArA Te Ture Whenua MĀori acT 1993
Disclaimer
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy
of this publication, it has been written, edited, published,
and made available strictly on the basis that its authors,
editors, and publishers are excluded from any…
TiTle improvemenT
Te Ture Whenua MĀori acT 1993
Te WHAKAHoU TAiTArA Te Ture Whenua MĀori acT 1993
Disclaimer
While every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy
of this publication, it has been written, edited, published,
and made available strictly on the basis that its authors,
editors, and publishers are excluded from any…
Our Vision
The Māori Land Court is jointly operated by
administrative staff from the Ministry of Justice
and judicial officers, working towards a shared
vision:
Māori Land Court business profile
Kia tū hei Kooti Māori e tāwharau nei i te pae tangata, i te pae whenua, i te whare kōrero
To be a Māori Court that provides a shelter for the people, their land and their kōrero
He Aronga Matawhānui / Vision
Hei Kooti Māori
Hei tāwharau i te pae tangata
Hei tāwharau i te pae whenua
Hei tāwhara...
Me tāpiri rawa atu he pikitia o te poraka
katoa, o te wāhi, o ngā whare kei runga i te
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Māori Land Court offices
Te Taitokerau District
registry office
2nd Floor, Manaia house, rathbone Street
aX10086, Whangārei 0140
T (09) 983 9940
F (09) 983 9941
E mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
Auckland Information Offi ce
135 Kolmar road
eX10912, Papatoetoe 2155
T (09) 279 5850
F (09) 279 5852
E mlcpapatoetoe@justice.govt.nz
Waikato Maniapoto District
registry office
Level 2, BnZ centre, 354-358...
Based in Wellington, he is the resident judge for the Tākitimu District of the Māori Land Court hearing cases in Hastings. Before being appointed to the Māori Land Court, Judge Damian Stone was the Managing Partner of Kāhui Legal, a specialist Māori law firm.
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Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
30 November 2025
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.
