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
Whilst you can act by majority, you all share equally in any decisions made by the trust, good or bad.
Te mahi me te kore whai hua ki a koe
Act without personal profit
You can’t benefit personally from being a trustee.
Me kī i whakaaroarohia te kuhunga ki te whenua Māori i te tukutanga ote taitara ote whenua i te tuatahi, ā, i te nuinga ote wā:
ka hangaia he ara hei kuhunga ki te whenua
i reira tētahi ara tūmatanui, tūmataiti rānei i mua mō te whenua, tērā rānei
i whakaurua pea he ara kuhu ki te whenua i mua, e whiti ana i te whenua ote kiritata.
Latest report:
➜ Notification of Applications over 6 months old - 30 November 2025 Ngā pūrongo o mua
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For example, you may need to provide your bank account details and an IRD number. Mēnā kāore koe i te whakaae ki te putanga
If you disagree with the outcome
If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.
If you have any pātai about viewing documents in hard copy, please contact us. Ō mātou tari ā-rohe
Our district offices
Contact you nearest district office.
Request a rehearing in Pātaka Whenua
Download the application form
Te pīra i tētahi whakatau (utu tāpae $399)
Appeal a decision (filing fee $399)
If you think the Māori Land Court has made an error when making a decision about an application, you can apply to the Chief Judge to appeal the decision.
Kua puta te tono a te Minita oTe Puni Kōkiri ki te hunga e hiahia ana ki te whai i te tūranga Kaiwhakawā Matua oTe Kooti Whenua Māori, ā, ā tōna wā ka pānuitia ko wai te Kaiwhakawā Matua hou me te Heamana hou oTe Rōpū Whakamana i Te Tiriti o Waitangi.
Mēnā kua tohua koe hei kaitiaki i nā tata nei, kei te whakaaro ake rānei kia uru hei kaitiaki, ka āhei koe ki te haere ki ngā whakangungu kaitiaki ki te ako i tō tūranga me ō mahi.
Mō tātou, ā, mō kā uri a muri ake nei. 1 Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu “SILNA” (5 October 2017) Ngāi Tahu 2 Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, section 15, preamble. 3 Individuals from Te Tau Ihu iwi were also included in the lists. 4 Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, section 15, preamble. 5 Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, section 15, preamble. 6 Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu “SILNA” (5 October 2017) Ngāi Tahu 7 Te Rūnanga o...
