Services provided by the Maori Land Court
The Maori Land Court services are available through its seven registry offices, three
information offices, and this website. You can visit these offices or phone, fax, or email
an enquiry.
Registry offices
There are seven Maori Land Court Registry offices around New Zealand. At these offices
you can access application forms and lodge enquiries, look at historical Maori title and
ownership information, and talk to staff about Maori Land Court processes. Office hours
are 10 am to 4 pm.
Click here for the location of the Registry offices
Christchurch | Gisborne
| Hamilton | Hastings
| Rotorua |Whanganui
| Whangarei
Land information offices
There are 3 Maori land information offices. There are no historical records at these
offices however, you can obtain application forms, lodge enquiries and talk to Maori Land
Court staff.
Click here for the location of the 3 Maori Land Court information offices
National Office | Auckland
| Turangi |
Website-based services
You can download application forms from this website.
Click here to go to the list of available application forms.
You can also lodge enquiries with the Court via this website.
Click here to go to Enquiry Form
Other information available
The Maori Land Court also holds other important records - for example on adoptions,
probates and letters of administration stemming from the time the Maori Land Court had
jurisdiction in these areas.
Other information held in the Court Records includes:
The Maori Land Court maintains a Court Manual of Procedures and
administers the Rules of the Maori Land Court.
For a list of contact people click here.
Click here for a map showing the boundaries
between the districts covered by the Court.
