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Regional offices
You can call, email or visit us in person.
We have nine offices across New Zealand. Our offices are open between 10am and 4pm on normal week days. You don’t need to make an appointment.
Whangārei – Taitokerau District
Judge: Judge Miharo Armstrong | Judge Terena Wara
Registrar / Te Pae Ārahi o te Raki: Don Cameron
Street address:
Level 1
16 Rathbone Street
Whangarei
Postal address:
DX Box: AX10086
Whangārei
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 09 983 9940
Email: mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
Auckland - Te Waharoa
Our Auckland office is an information office that is open to the public.
Our team can support you in undertaking your own research via the electronic database and provide general information about the Courts applications.
You are welcome to lodge applicaitons with us. However, these will be forwarded to the appropriate registry office of the Court.
We do not have any physical Māori Land Court records in Auckland. However, we'll be able to help you identify which office you need to contact.
You can:
- Call us for an appointment
- get application forms and advice
- get help with locating Māori land
- search our electronic database.
Te Pae Ārahi o te Waharoa : Judy Powell
Street address:
Ground Floor, Building B
65B Main Highway
Ellerslie
Auckland
Postal address:
DX Box: EX10912
Auckland
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 09 279 5850
Email: mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
Hamilton – Waikato-Maniapoto District
Judges: Judge Stephanie Milroy
Registrar / Te Pae Ārahi o Te Raki: Don Cameron
Street address:
Level 2, BNZ Centre
354 Victoria Street
Hamilton
Postal address:
DX Box: GX10101
Hamilton
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 07 957 7880
Fax: 07 957 7881
Email: mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Rotorua – Waiariki District
Judges: (Acting) Judge Patrick Savage | Judge Craig Coxhead
Registrar / Te Pae Ārahi o te Rito: Graeme Vercoe QSM
Street address:
Hauora House
1143 Haupapa Street
Rotorua
Postal address:
DX Box: JX10529
Rotorua
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 07 921 7402
Fax: 07 921 7412
Email: mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz
Gisborne – Tairāwhiti District
Judge: Chief Judge Wilson Isaac | Deputy Chief Judge Caren Fox
Registrar / Te Pae Ārahi o te Rāwhiti: Claire Stirling-Hawkins
Street address:
Ngā Wai e Rua Building
Corner of Reads Quay & Lowe Street
Gisborne
Postal address:
DX Box: PX10106
Gisborne
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 06 869 0370
Fax: 06 869 0371
Email: mlctairawhiti@justice.govt.nz
Hastings – Tākitimu District
Judge: Judge Layne Harvey
Registrar / Te Pae Ārahi o te Rāwhiti: Claire Stirling-Hawkins
Street address:
Hastings District Court
106 Eastbourne Street West
Hastings 4122
Postal address:
DX Box: MX10024
Hastings
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 06 974 7630
Fax: 06 974 7631
Email: mlctakitimu@justice.govt.nz
Whanganui – Aotea District
Judge: Judge Layne Harvey
Registrar / Te Pae Ārahi o te Rito: Graeme Vercoe QSM
Street address:
Ingestre House
74 Ingestre Street
Whanganui
Postal address:
DX Box: PX10207
Whanganui
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 06 349 0770
Fax: 06 349 0771
Email: mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
Christchurch – Te Waipounamu District
Judge: Judge Sarah Reeves
Registrar / Te Pae Ārahi o te Rāwhiti: Claire Stirling-Hawkins
Street address:
Christchurch Justice & Emergency Services Precinct
Level 1,
20 Lichfield Street
Christchurch 8011
Postal address:
DX Box: WX11124
Christchurch
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 03 962 4900
Fax: 03 962 4901
Email: mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz
Wellington – Office of the Chief Registrar
The Office of the Chief Registrar is an information office that is open to the public. Whilst we can provide general information, usually only applications to the Chief Judge and the Māori Appellate Court may be lodged in our Wellington office (there are some exceptions, which you can discuss with us). You are welcome to lodge other applications with us, but these will be forwarded to the appropriate registry office of the Court for processing.
In Wellington you can:
- get application forms and advice
- get help with locating Māori land
- search our electronic database.
We don’t have any court records in Wellington but we’ll be able to help you identify which office you need to contact.
Judges: Chief Judge Wilson Isaac | Acting Judge Patrick Savage | Judge Carrie Wainwright | Judge Sarah Reeves | Judge Michael Doogan | Judge Damian Stone
Chief Registrar: Steven Dodd
Te Pae Ārahi o te Rāwhiti: Claire Stirling-Hawkins
Street address:
Level 7, Fujitsu Tower
141 The Terrace
Wellington
Postal address:
DX Box: SX11203
Wellington
Write the address as written above and send it the same way as any other mail. You can use an NZ Post mail box. If you use a DX mail box your mail will get to us faster(external link)
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
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