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
Kaupapa whakatū whenua rāhui
He maha ngā take e whakatūhia ai he
whenua rāhui:
• hei hanga taone
• hei whakatū marae
• mō tētahi papa tākaro
• mō tētahi puna wai
• he wāhi whai ahurea, hītori, mō tōna pai
āhua taiao rānei
• he kaupapa papa atawhai (hāngai ki te
whenua rāhui)
• he wāhi kaukau
• he wāhi hanga whare
• he wāhi hanga whare karakia
• he wāhi taunga waka
• he puna wai
• he wāhi hī ika
• he urupā
• he rua wai
• he wāhi tipu rākau
• wāhi tapu
• papa kā...
She holds a LLM from Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, and in 2023 received her PhD at Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi for her thesis "Ko te mana te utu: Narratives of sovereignty, law, and tribal citizenship in the Pōtikirua ki te Toka-a-Taiau District".
Our friends such as Te Kohanga Reo, Te Kura Kaupapa Māori, Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori, Te Whare Wānanga, Māori Television, the Māori iwi radio stations and the many more initiatives that seek to revitalize the Māori language are waiting for you.
Hokahōkai ana ō waewae ki te pakirau o tēnei whare,
Awhe mai ana ki te hau kāinga,
Ki te pou herenga tangata, ki te pou herenga whenua, ki te pou whare kōrero
Ki te pae o Te Kooti e.
Contact information: Māori Land Court – Te Waipounamu Phone: (03) 962 4900 Email mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz
Outstanding Original Owners
Tame Norton
Mehiria T Norton
Alice Elizabeth Norton
Maud Emma Norton
Teone T Norton
Tiemi Norton
Nare Norton
Hana T Norton
Bertha (Pata) Norton
Tame Parii Norton
Hemi Pateriki Norton
Meri Norton
Maraki Norton
Heni Hohipine Norton
Hae Peka Norton
Taini Norton
Kataraina Pohata
Hohaia Poharama
Haora Wi Poharama
Haora Poharama
Tu Pitini
Tuka...
Me whai tonu i ngā whakaaetanga whakamahi whenua noa, pērā i ngā whakaae hanga whare, whai muri i tētahi whakakotahitanga. Tono tuihono Tikiake i te puka tono Ngā whakahiatotanga
Kāore e pērā i ētahi taitara whakapaitanga, kāore e huria e te whakahiatotanga te taitara o te whenua.
Ka taea te tohu ngā kaitiaki hei whakahaere ngā pānga, rawa rānei kia eke rā anō te tangata ki te taipakeke tika (20 tau), ka puta i te whare herehere, ka taea te whakahaere āna ake kaupapa, ka mate rānei ia.
For further clarification please contact:
Office: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington, DX Box SX 11203, WELLINGTON PH:
(04) 914 3102 Fax: (04) 914 3100
Office of the
Chief Registrar
PĀNUI
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
Chief Judge applications
To be heard at Hamilton
Māori Land Court,
Level 2, BNZ Centre
354 Victoria Street
Hamilto...