Māori Land Court Records
This page covers both printed and microfilm land court records available in the Macmillan Brown Library. The printed list is arranged in alphabetical order by region, and includes items currently on order from National Archives.
Index to the Māori Land Court Minute Books.
This index, from the University of Auckland, is now available on a Computer in the Macmillan Brown Library. Please ask at the front desk if you need assistance in locating or searching this database.
A useful article: Herlihy, Brian. The Māori Land Court as a source of information. Archifacts June 1985, pp 45-48.
Printed Māori Land Court Records
Auckland minute book
Minutebooks cover period 1866-1965
Library has vols 1-10, 11-25
Bay of Islands
Vols 1-17
Chatham Island
Vols 1 - 5
Coromandel
Vols 1 - 9
Gisborne
Library has: vols 1 - 31
Hauraki minute book
Minutebooks cover period 1865-1964
Library has vols 1 - 78 (complete set)
Ikaroa District, Nelson minute book
12 v.
Minute Books cover period 1883-1967
Library has complete set
Te Kaha minute book
6 v. Minutebooks cover period 1910-1937
Library has complete set
Kaipara
Library has: vols 1-4, 6-7, 9-23, 27-30, 32, 41
Kaitara
Library has: vols 1-2
Levin Appellate
On order: 1 vol.
Mahurangi
Library has vol. 1
Maketu
Library has 1 - 31
Maniapoto - Tuwharetoa
Library has 1 -3
Māori Land Board Ikaroa
Library has vols 2-4, 6, 8.
Confirmation Index vols 1-2
Chief Judge's Minute Book vols 1-2
Mercer minute book
41 v.
Minute Books cover period 1886-1965
Library has vols 2 - 43
Moerangi
Vols 1 - 3
Mokau Waitara
On order: vols 1 & 2 (to complete set)
Mokoia
Library has vol. 1
On order: vols 2 - 3 (to complete set)
Napier minute book
Minute Books cover period 1866-1892
Library has vols 1 - 26 (1866 - 1892), 77-98
On order: vols 26a - 76 (+ oddments to complete set)
Ngātitamainu minute book no. 1, Hamilton
Manuscript dated 3rd July 1889
Library has complete set
Northern Māori minute book
Library has: vols 1-20
Opotiki minute-book
39 v. Minute Books cover period 1878-1965
Library has complete set
Orakei minute book
2 v. Minute Books cover period 1868-1869
Library has complete set
Otaki
Library has complete set
Otorohanga minute book
87 v. Minute Books cover period 1886-1966
Library has vols 1 - 87 (complete set)
Porangahau rehearing
Covers period 18 July to 18 August 1887
Library has complete set
Te Puke
Library has: vols 1-3
Rotorua
On order: vols 1 - 26
Ruatoria minute book
7 v. Minute Books cover period 1957-1965
Library has complete set
South Island
Library has: vols 1 - 40
Taheke
Library has: vols 1-6
Taihape
Library has: vols 1-2
Tairawhiti
Library has: vols 1 -19
Takitimu minute books
On order; vols 1-11
Takitimu Adoption Register
On order; vol. 1 (1902-1910)
Takitimu Appeals and Rehearings
On order: vol. 1
Takitimu Appellate Court
On order: vols: 8-9
Takitimu Chief Judge Minute Books
On order: vols: 1-2
Takitimu Comfirmation Index
On order vols: 1-2
Takitimu Probate Register
On order: vol. 1
Takitimu Trust Commissioner Minute Book
On order: vol. 1
Takitimu Trust Commission Register
On order: vol. 1
Taranaki Adoption [minute book]
Minutebook covers period 1956-1963
Library has complete set
Taranaki Māori Land Court alienation minute book
5 v. Minute Books cover period 19571964
Library has complete set
Taranaki minute books
Minute Books cover period 1870 -1964
Library has complete set
Taranaki
West Coast settlement reserves : application for amalgamation, vesting and trustee orders under the Māori Reserved Land Act 1955 and Māori Purposes Act 1962, Section 3 and the Māori Affairs Act 1953, Part X, together with explanatory notes and supporting schedules, etc. 2 v.
Manuscript date 1 May 1963
Library has complete set
Taupo
Library has: vols 1-16.
Tauranga
On order: vols 1-25 (to complete set)
Tokaanu
Alienation minute book
On order: 2 vols (to complete set)
Minute book
On order: vols 1-12
Tolaga Bay & Waiapu minute book
Minute Books cover period 1880-1881 (no. 5), 1888-1889 (no. 7A)
Library has complete set
Tolaga Bay minute books
Minute Books cover period 1956-1965
Library has complete set
Tolaga Bay minute book recorder booth
Minute book covers period 1893-1900
Library has complete set
Trust Commission minute book
Library has vol. 1
Trust Commission register
Library has vol. 1
Urewera minute books
Library has: vols 1-7
Urewera Appellate Court minute books
Library has: vols 1-2
Waiapu minute book
Library has: vols 1 - 11, 13 - 20.
Waikaremoana Appeal
Library has: 1 vol.
Māori tribal index of Waikato
Library has complete set
Waikato minute book
Minute Books cover period 1866-1911
Library has vols 1 - 35
Wairarapa minute book
Minute Books cover period 1866-1890
Library has vols 1 - 40
Wairarapa (Hone Heke)
Library has: vol 1
Wairoa minute books
Library has: vols 1 - 20
Whangarei minute books
Library has: vols 1-20, 22-28
Whareroa Block Compensation
Library has vols 1-2
Wellington minute book
Library has: vols 1-43
Wellington Appellate
Library has: vols. 1-8
Whakatane
Library has: vols 1-20
Whanganui
Library has: vols 1-34
Whareroa
On order :1 vol to complete set
Microfilm
Minute books [microfilm] : Māori Land Court
25 film reels
Microfilm of part of the Māori Land Court ms. records held by National Archives, Wellington.
Library has MLC items: 10-18, 85-86, 89-90, 374-384, 531.
These relate to the following areas:
Wairarapa (17v.)
Wellington (8v.)
South Is. (37v.)
Nelson (11v.)
Chatham Is. (4v.)
Napier (1v.)
Covers period from 1880s to 1960s.
Microfilm 80/35.