The Act now clarifies that Māori Land Court judges will follow the tikanga of the hapū or iwi associated with the land being succeeded to when deciding whether whāngai can succeed to a land interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
Te Puna Manawa Whenua outlines what they may need to know, understand, and do when hearing applications in the Māori Land Court.
The Court may, if it cannot otherwise address those concerns, order that the application be reheard.
For example, if you are looking for a Court minute, you might enter a minute book reference such as 23 Tākitimu MB 116 or 23 TKT 116 in the Search keywords field.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-document-v1-8.pdf (2.2 mb)
Awaiting Judicial Decision or Direction Page 1 of 50 Quarterly Schedule of Outstanding Applications aged over 6 months old held by Māori Land Court or Māori Appellate Court as at 31 May 2022 Produced pursuant to rul 5.11 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 A20170006414 31/10/2017 CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Rangaiti Mathews 1.
māorilandcourt.govt.nz Search Options When you open the Pātaka Whenua portal you will see the search options on the left-hand side of the page.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)
Accessing Pātaka Whenua Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
• We recommend you type a % symbol between the first and last name if the person has a middle name or when searching for the first time, e.g. First%Last name and example below.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)
If you have forgotten your Username, you will need to contact the Māori Land Court 1.3 Enter the CAPTCHA and then click “Submit & Proceed” māorilandcourt.govt.nz Step 2 2.1 Answer the two security questions that you chose when you created your account Note: if you have forgotten your security questions, please email te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz Please provide the details that you used when registering: • Your full name • Your username • Your email...
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This authority can be confirmed even when there is no will. Whakamanatanga wira Probate Probate is where the High Court confirms a will's contents and appoints the person(s) to administer it.
