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Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (name...

Located in:  The court record

MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the Māori Land Court.

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

These regulations only apply to Māori land blocks that do not have existing trustees or which are not vested in a Māori incorporation.

Located in:  Who we are

Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

Important Note: If an undivided interest in land i.e. shares in a block is being transferred, section 148 of the Act requires the transferee to be a member of the preferred classes of alienees which comprise – • A child or remoter issue of the transferor. • Whanaunga who are associated in accordance with tikanga Māori with the land. • An owner in the land who is a member of the hapü associated with the land. • A trustee of a person belonging to 1 to 3 above. • A de...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-30-Vesting-order.pdf (181 kb)

He utunga mai I te Tahua Āwhina Motuhake a te kooti - Payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund to McCaw Lewis regarding AP- 20250000009486 - Rawhiti 2A3B2C2 Residue (Appointment)

Documents/Panui/2.-10-December-2025-Panui-CJ.pdf (149 kb)

One title would represent the totality of the shares currently held by the Seymour whanau (32.21252 shares) to be vested in (Phillip Douglas Seymour, Pauline Ruth McKay, Selwyn Gerald Martin Seymour, Edward James Seymour, and Caroline Ngawaiata Rowena Power) as to their respective shares, with the other title vested in the remaining owners.

Documents/Panui/Otonga-3-hui-panui.pdf (189 kb)

One title would represent the totality of the shares currently held by the Seymour whanau (32.21252 shares) to be vested in (Phillip Douglas Seymour, Pauline Ruth McKay, Selwyn Gerald Martin Seymour, Edward James Seymour, and Caroline Ngawaiata Rowena Power) as to their respective shares, with the other title vested in the remaining owners.

Documents/Landowner-notices/Otonga-3-hui-panui.pdf (189 kb)

TAKE NOTICE that Philip Seymour has made application to the Māori Land Court at Te Waipounamu for a meeting of assembled owners seeking a partition of the Otonga 3 block.

Documents/Landowner-notices/Otonga-3-hui-panui-update.pdf (215 kb)

TAKE NOTICE that Philip Seymour has made application to the Māori Land Court at Te Waipounamu for a meeting of assembled owners seeking a partition of the Otonga 3 block.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices