Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Dated: / / Page 13 For m ore inform ation visit w w w .m āorilandcourt.govt.nz M LC 07/25 - 21 SCH ED U LE 1 – EN TITLEM EN T TO D ECEA SED ’S IN TERESTS U N D ER TERM S O F A W ILL Land / Block Shares to be vested Proportion to be vested Name and address of beneficiary Releationship to deceased Page 14 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 21 MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application may be lodged w...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/0525724-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-July-2024-web.pdf (880 kb)
Second, although those interests are small they have been able to link us back into the various communities which our grandparents and great-grandparents had ties to. The Māori Land Court via its Māori Land Online website can now physically locate the blocks.
If an owner with Māori Land 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 Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 kb)
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. 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) trus...
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Documents/5-11-reports/5-11-Report-Published-2025-05-May.pdf (4 mb)
Pātaka Whenua gives you the ability to search and access Māori land information, submit an enquiry and file a Court application from anywhere at any time.
Another important type of case was a partition, or the division of a Māori land block into smaller sections. Most Māori land blocks have been repeatedly partitioned and repartitioned since the original investigation of title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
