This certification should be filed with an application for succession (when grant of administration held) on form 21, and replaces Schedule 1 of that form.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (378 kb)
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...
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
We suggest that you seek independent legal advice before applying. Apply online Download the application form Ngā kaitiaki me ngā mema rānei o te komiti whakahaere Trustees and committee members Read about the role and responsibilities of trustees and committee members.
You’ll need to file your applications with us before the cut-off date to ensure that your matter is heard in the month you want your hearing to take place.
The working list of potential owners has been updated through applications to substitute deceased owners on the list. Succession applications are ongoing. People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original beneficiaries of the land.
Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2022-07-19-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-National-List.xlsx (2 mb)
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2021-10-08-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-Ver1.xlsx (2 mb)
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 Court District Abbreviation DISTRICT AOT Aotea District BLOCKID Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District BLK_NAME Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District ALT_BLOCK_NAME Alternative Māori Land Court Block Description TRW Tairāwhiti...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2018-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand.xls (4.8 mb)
The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 9 September 2021. Further successions will be ongoing. Surname Name Shares 2021 List No Adair Christopher Robin 0.0970 223 Adair Darlene Rosalie 0.0970 266 Adair Derek Anthony 0.0970 324 Adair Patrick Sydney 0.0970 1205 Adair Rino Carl 0.0970 1336 Adair Shane Hillary 0.0970 1443 Adams Kura Blanche 0.3090 847 Aiono Eileen Te Ataakura 0.028...
