Records relating to the investigation of ownership of Māori Customary Land, its subsequent conversion to Māori Freehold Land and the chain of ownership, alienation and use of that land, are fundamental to the history of New Zealand, and are the subject of continuing interest and inquiry with important rights attached.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
A change of ownership of land gives the recipient of that interest the ownership and its associated rights.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
A change of ownership of land gives the recipient of that interest ownership and its associated rights.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
The Māori Land Court automatically sends a copy of all orders affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to keep land records up to date.
The Māori Land Court automatically sends a copy of all orders affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to keep land records up to date.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
māorilandcourt.govt.nz Search by Ownership You can use the ownership search option if you know either the owner name, owner ID, block name, block ID, block district, ownership category, ownership type, or a combination of the options.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)
order of the Māori Land Court dated: / / 2. Is title completed by survey?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (194 kb)
The legal ownership of property and the legal evidence of a person’s ownership rights. 13.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
