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Searchby Ownership
You can use the ownership search option if you know either the ownername, owner ID, block name, block ID, block
district, ownership category, ownership type, or a combination of the options.
Click on the “Ownername” (coloured green and underlined)
TIP: Make sure you try all the different names an owner might be known by including nicknames,
married names, adopted, whāngai, Māori names, and names that may have been spelt incorrectly.
It is a comprehensive guide to the process
and regulations relating to the transfer of the
Māori land interests of a deceased owner to
his or her successors.
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Definition of succession
Māori land is owned by either one owner
or several owners.
It is a comprehensive guide to the process
and regulations relating to the transfer of the
Māori land interests of a deceased owner to
his or her successors.
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Definition of succession
Māori land is owned by either one owner
or several owners.
Once you are ready, click “Search”.
Step 5
When you have located the correct ownername and it is displayed in the Search results area,
click the name in the Ownername column to open the ownership information page.
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Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Download a List of Current
Owners Report
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 25 July 2024
This guide covers the steps to download a List of Current Owners Report on Pātaka Whenua
as a registered user.
Definition of succession
Māori land is owned by either one owner or several owners.
In some cases, there are hundreds of owners for one block
or title¹.
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.