This process is known as a Part IV search and is provided free of charge • searching on the Māori Land Online (MLOL) database, available through the Māori Land Court website.
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This process is known as a Part IV search and is provided free of charge • searching on the Māori Land Online (MLOL) database, available through the Māori Land Court website.
That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
Apply online Download the application form Te tauatanga ki ngā pānga atu anō Succession to further interests If you’ve already submitted your succession application and you discover that there are more Māori land interests to include, you can apply for succession to further interests.
Pātaka Whenua is the online portal that holds the Māori Land Court electronic record, which includes minutes and orders.
You can find information about your whenua and other Māori land from a variety of sources.
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 order...
Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation the Māori Land Court operates under.
Te tuku uiui Submit an enquiry online Submit an enquiry online in Pātaka Whenua.
Judgments of the Māori Land Court are published in Pātaka Whenua, our online portal, and in the Ministry of Justice's decisions finder.
