WAIARIKI PĀNUI Contact Details Office Waiariki Māori Land Court Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010 Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua Phone Office 07 921 7402 Email Office mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) 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 Special Court Sitting...
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...
Ensure that your device is muted when you join the hearing, as you may join while another application is still being heard. Please wait until your application is announced to unmute yourself, confirm that you’re present, and let the court know if any other people are present with you.
As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land. The legislation that enables us to perform this role is Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which recognises the importance of Māori land as taonga-tuku-iho – of special significance to Māori passed down through generations.
If you have a current application before the Court, you will need to email your details to MLC.Trustee.Training@justice.govt.nz to ensure you complete the training before your Court hearing.
Succession applications are ongoing. People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original beneficiaries of the land.
Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)
Other pieces of legislation a trust and trustees may have to follow include: Privacy Act Resource Management Act Health and Safety at Work Act Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 Trustee training We offer regular and free training in person and online to help trustees better understand their duties, legal obligations, and how to run trusts successfully. You can attend a session if you are a newly appointed trustee, if you are thinking about becoming a trustee,...
Ngā Pānui Mai i Te Whakamāene – Special Applications The earlier part of the reporting year saw a team focus on progressing new applications to Court in a timely fashion in conjunction with progressing our oldest on hand applications (being those applications on the team filed in 2013 or earlier).
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Metadata Title: National List of Māori Land in New Zealand Date: 10/8/21 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: mlol@justice.govt.nz URI: http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/maori-land-data-service/ Disclaimer: http://www.maorilandonline.govt.nz/gis/disclaimer.htm Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from the Māori Land Information System of the Māori Land Court, New...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2021-10-08-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-Ver1.xlsx (2 mb)
Metadata Title: National List of Māori Land in New Zealand Date: 7/19/22 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: mlol@justice.govt.nz URI: http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/maori-land-data-service/ Disclaimer: http://www.maorilandonline.govt.nz/gis/disclaimer.htm Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from the Māori Land Information System of the Māori Land Court, New...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2022-07-19-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-National-List.xlsx (2 mb)
