Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
If you’re making a whenua timeline you can access historical information of that whenua as recorded in the Māori Land Court (or our predecessor, the Native Land Court).
Finding out if you have
entitlement for succession
If a family member has died and you believe
that he or she may have owned interests
in Māori land to which you may be entitled
to succeed, you can find out about those
interests by:
• visiting the Māori Land Court and
searching the electronic database or
getting someone to do this for you
• completing an application for a search.
Finding out if you have
entitlement for succession
If a family member has died and you believe
that he or she may have owned interests
in Māori land to which you may be entitled
to succeed, you can find out about those
interests by:
• visiting the Māori Land Court and
searching the electronic database or
getting someone to do this for you
• completing an application for a search.
In his classic book Māori Land Tenure
(1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system
of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands
Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for
any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
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Our district offices
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Application forms
Find the application form you need.
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a
Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s
Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
This information helps us to find the correct records relating to your whānau and whenua so we can make sure the land is being transferred to the right people.
Now, landowners and other court users can choose to resolve
disputes related to Māori land through a free tikanga-based
dispute resolution service provided by the Māori Land Court.
