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
Pātaka Whenua gives you the ability to search and access Māoriland information, submit an enquiry and file a Court application from anywhere at any time.
If an owner with MāoriLand 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
MāoriLand interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
If you would prefer your application to
be heard in court by a Judge, please tick here:
The MāoriLand Court of New Zealand
Please select the name of the MāoriLand Court district in which you wish your application to be heard:
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
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5 WHAKAPAPA:
FULL NAMES OF DECEASED’S PARENTS: Male Female Deceased
(a) Parent:
(b) Parent:
FULL NAMES OF DECEASED’S BROTHERS AND SISTERS: Male Female Dece...
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the MäoriLand Court Rules and they
may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
In 2003, realising that there was only one uncle and one aunty still alive, something needed to be done. After Part 4 searches had been carried out at the MāoriLand Court I learnt that in 1967 an uncle of mine had appeared at the MāoriLand Court and had succeeded to some interests in the name of his mother and father (my grandparents).
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māoriland. For example, when whenua is
changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners
will not be individualised.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the MäoriLand Court Rules and they
may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
The MāoriLand Court is conducting an
inquiry to establish the successors to SILNA lands pursuant to Section 29, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 in accordance
with an application filled by the Minister of Māori Affairs, currently under application A20180009373.
