Discussion on Māori Land in today's context
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIt simply means that GIS will bring the written data about the land to life in picture form. Your land will be brought up in front of you.
It simply means that GIS will bring the written data about the land to life in picture form. Your land will be brought up in front of you.
This means that wills do not apply, and all legal children are entitled to succeed, equally. The applications are free. Download the application form for Hāwea-Wanaka Download the application form for Toitoi To apply, please email the completed form and any supporting evidence to mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz or bring the completed application into any of the Māori Land Court offices to send to the Christchurch office.
The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.
Our kaimahi can answer pātai and provide printed application forms, ownership lists, and publicly available court records.
Shareholdings have become highly fractionated. Ownership lists grow exponentially generation by generation.
Landowners or representatives of the New Zealand Transport Agency or local council can apply for the returned ownership of a closed or stopped road to the original landowners.
If you’re not sure which application form to complete, you can find more information about different types of applications in our Whenua section.
Our team committed many hours of overtime to entering new applications into Pātaka Whenua and progressing applications towards resolution.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Applications that do not have a prescribed form in the rules must be completed using this form.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-1-General-application-v3.pdf (236 kb)
In such cases form 14 should be completed. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed in the Office of the Chief Registrar; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) You must supply a list of Respondents and/or affected parties and their contact details; (iv) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those...