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.
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
A swearing-in ceremony for Judge Milner will be confirmed in due course and once sworn in he will be one of the resident judges for Te Tairāwhiti. Please join me in congratulating both judges on their appointments.
Sean Vercoe - Pae Ārahi o Te Rāwhiti (Tairāwhiti, Tākitimu, and Te Waipounamu)
Te Arawa, Ngāti Maniapoto, Te Rarawa
He hononga tangata He taura here tangata He toto whakaora whānau E here nei i ahau Ki aku tātai whakapapa E here nei i ahau
Sean brings a wealth of experience and knowledge in te ao Māori, leadership, and internal operations experience to the Māori Land Court.
For example: if you search for a document using the acronym TRW , the search will bring back results where documents are recorded as either TRW and Tairāwhiti .
Search fields - Must include, must not include
You can use the Must include , Must not include boxes to further refine your search before you get the results.
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The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
(Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
SUBJECT OF APPLICATION - BLOCK / DECEASED / OTHER MATTER:
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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…
Today Māori freehold land comprises a little over 1.4 million hectares – that is, approximately 5.5% of New Zealand’s land mass. 12% of the North Island is Māori land, including about 23% of the land in the Waiariki district, 18% in the Tairāwhiti district and 28% in the Aotea district. Most of the Māori freehold land in New Zealand is therefore concentrated in the centre and the east coast of the North Island.
