SUCCESSION Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
In some cases, you can find trustee contact details which you can use to register your interest in receiving updates about the whenua.
Pātaka Whenua is an online portal for our court services.
It taught me that, no matter the environment in which I may find myself, I would always be able to find comfort in knowing who I am and where I am from.
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet).
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Papahoro ana ngā pari tahataha o taku whenua kura Tērā te pōkeao ka riakina. Ko te pou herenga tangata, ko te pou herenga whenua, ko te pou whare kōrero – ka tūwhera Te Kooti!
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
We will produce a report on the findings of this survey and share this on our website.
The website is also the gateway to our online portal Pātaka Whenua. In Pātaka Whenua, you can find information about your whenua, search the court record, make an application or enquiry online and pay the application filing fee.
If you cannot find all of the information you need in Pātaka Whenua, you can visit one of our district offices to view the physical record in person.
