This information will assist the Māori Land Court to determine all land interests: • all the deceased person’s names (including maiden name, if applicable) • the deceased person’s brothers’ and sisters’ names • the deceased person’s parents’ names (including the mother’s maiden name) • the names of anyone from whom the deceased person may have obtained interests • the names of the lands in which the deceased person may have had intere...
This information will assist the Māori Land Court to determine all land interests: • all the deceased person’s names (including maiden name, if applicable) • the deceased person’s brothers’ and sisters’ names • the deceased person’s parents’ names (including the mother’s maiden name) • the names of anyone from whom the deceased person may have obtained interests • the names of the lands in which the deceased person may have had intere...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
For more information about Māori land matters, please contact your nearest Māori Land Court office. Glossary of Terms ABSOLUTE Is used to describe ownership of land interests meaning that the interest(s) or share(s) are owned by the person.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
You can submit your application several ways: Online – Pātaka Whenua Visit Pātaka Whenua through the Māori Land Court website, www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz You can apply as: • a registered user – where you can create, save, submit applications, pay fees, and track progress • a guest user – where you submit your applications without creating an account In person • bring your documents to your nearest Māori Land Court office Email or post • email or p...
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
It is designed to promote the use and administration of the land in the interests of the owners and is often used for commercial and/or papakāinga development.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
The material must not be used for commercial purposes and you must distribute your contributions under the same license as the original.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Full Name Postal Address Email Phone 3. Full Name Postal Address Email Phone 4.
Whilst all reasonable measures have been taken to ensure the quality and accuracy of this data the Ministry of Justice makes no warranty, express or implied, nor assumes any legal responsibility for the accuracy, correctness, completeness or use of any information contained hereinn. Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions: Headers Description Data Field Value Description District Māori Land...
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make representations concerning the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on the 1st day of July 2024 providing your name, address, telephone number and email address (if any) and setting out your connection with the application and brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/0525724-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-July-2024-web.pdf (880 kb)
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make representations concerning the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4pm on the 1st day of April 2024, providing your name and address, telephone number, and email address, if any, and setting out your connection with the application and brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
