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For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners 19/93 Application for inju...

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-April-2026.pdf (2.7 mb)

Use this form to request a confirmed search of interests that may be held in the name of any deceased person who may have interests in Māori Freehold Land.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-19-Application-search.pdf (71 kb)

RETENTION AND DISPOSAL APPRAISAL REPORT Te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court Te Kooti Pīra Māori Māori Appellate Court Court records Version 2.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)

See the back page of this factsheet for contact details or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us Searching Māori Land Court records Before a search, get as much information about the deceased as possible.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)

Tono tuihono Apply online Apply to the Court online in Pātaka Whenua. 

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

You can contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.

  Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

The period covered has been one of change for the Court, with the introduction of the new Pātaka Whenua system to support Court kaimahi, judges and landowners.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

A large amount of our record is accessible using our online portal, Pātaka Whenua. However, there are some records that are only available for viewing in hard copy at our offices, and some that are too fragile to be viewed at all.

Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post. Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation the Māori Land Court operates under.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome