Māori Land Court application guides
How to apply for partition of
Māori freehold land
Date produced: December 2025
Last modified: June 2026
Understanding partition
Types of partition
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Option three – Full partition
A full partition means some or all the new blocks may be transferred to people outside the existing
ownership, hapū or group associated with the land.
Māori Land Court application guides
How to apply for succession
Date produced: December 2025
Last modified: June 2026
Before you apply
Types of succession applications
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Supporting documents required:
death certificate (if a death certificate is not available the Court may accept other evidence of
death you may have, for example, a photo of the deceased’s headstone or copy of the funeral
program)
minutes of a whānau hui (if appl...
Metadata
Title: National List of Māori Land in New Zealand
Date of data: 30 June 2025
Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington
Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz
URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz)
Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from Pātaka Whenua of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand
This data forms part of the public permanent record of the C...
Metadata
Title: National List of Māori Land in New Zealand
Date of data: 30 June 2025
Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington
Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz
URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz)
Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from Pātaka Whenua of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand
This data forms part of the public permanent record of the C...
Metadata
Title: National List of Māori Land in New Zealand
Date: 6/30/17
Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington
Email: mlol@justice. govt. nz
URI: http://www. maorilandcourt. govt. nz/your-maori-land/maori-land-data-service/
Disclaimer: http://www. maorilandonline. govt. nz/gis/disclaimer.
Metadata
Title: National List of Māori Land in New Zealand
Date: 6/30/16
Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington
Email: mlol@justice. govt. nz
URI: http://www. maorilandcourt. govt. nz/your-maori-land/maori-land-data-service/
Disclaimer: http://www. maorilandonline. govt. nz/gis/disclaimer.
Metadata
Title: National List of Māori Land in New Zealand
Date: 6/30/18
Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington
Email: mlol@justice. govt. nz
URI: http://www. maorilandcourt. govt. nz/your-maori-land/maori-land-data-service/
Disclaimer: http://www. maorilandonline. govt. nz/gis/disclaimer.
