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
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 orders (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (transfers of shares in Māo...
Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to:
promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū
facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land
ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.
The family recognises the whāngai as a child of the deceased and is not entitled to succeed; or
The family recognises the whāngai as a child of the deceased and entitled to the right to receive any income or
discretionary grants from the interest and occupation of the principal family home as set out in the schedule; or
Please specify the name of the block(s) on which the dwelling is located: .................................................................................................
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, access, easements and surveys of Māori land
Co...
• Tono noho whenua (occupation order).
Kāore he mana o te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki ēnei rawa
Kāore he mana o te Kooti Whenua Māori ki
te tono mana tuku ki ngā rawa o te tangata
mate, pēnei i ngā:
• Whenua whānui (engari anō mō ētahi
whenua whānau, he kāinga whānau, e
hono tahi ana ngā kainoho 12)
The “exceptional initiatives” (as I term them) that do require Court orders are sales,
long-term leases, change of status, title reconstruction and improvement, and
occupation orders. But these are truly exceptional initiatives in the sense that they
entail permanent or significant alterations to Māori land title, and the Act
appropriately imposes certain safeguards in that regard.
Once these rights cease, the children or descendants then become entitled to the income and occupation rights. Ngā raumei
Resources
Download printable versions of our succession resources.
