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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.

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)

The test call is to: Confirm that you can join by telephone or video-conference successfully and that you can use the technology. Confirm the court protocols.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

On this page Upcoming trustee training Current trustee training roster We offer online training to help trustees better understand their duties and legal obligations, and how to run trusts successfully. You can attend a session if you are a newly appointed trustee, if you are thinking about becoming a trustee, or if you would like to refresh your knowledge.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

Other pieces of legislation a trust and trustees may have to follow include: Privacy Act Resource Management Act Health and Safety at Work Act Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 Trustee training We offer regular and free training in person and online to help trustees better understand their duties, legal obligations, and how to run trusts successfully. You can attend a session if you are a newly appointed trustee, if you are thinking about becoming a trustee,...

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

You can find information on: the current list of landowners of the block when a person became a landowner, who they inherited whenua interests from and the type of land ownership they have the previous landowners and line of succession, or whakapapa of the whenua. You can find historical information that may help you to gather information about your whakapapa.

Located in:  The court record

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)

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2024-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-v2.xlsx (2 mb)