To date, the Court has determined the successors of 125 original owners and are now seeking whakapapa information for the remaining owners from around 1895 who have not yet been succeeded to.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP24 2.00PM AP-20240000007960 18(1)(a)/93 Tiarose Wikaira He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana ngā pānga mō te poraka whenua o Maungatapu D5 Decision of the court to determine a claim to interests in Maungatapu D5 SP25 2.00PM AP-20240000007698 164/93 158/93 Don Wilson He whakawhitinga hea o Tewaire Wilson mai i te poraka whenua o Maungatapu D5 hei koha ki a Don Wilson Transferring shares of Tewaire Wi...
Documents/Panui/12.-Special-Waikato-Maniapoto-5-September-2024.pdf (105 kb)
The new technology allows you to submit applications and enquiries online, find maps, and search ownership information online wherever you may be.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 10 9:00 AM AP-20240000012028 67/93 Bryce Peda Aldridge He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana nō wai te whare ki runga i a Rataroa Pupuke M Lot 1 – Decision of the court to determine a claim to a dwelling on Rataroa Pupuke M Lot 1.
Our kaimahi can answer pātai and provide printed application forms, ownership lists, and publicly available court records.
Māori Land Court application guides How to apply for partition of Māori freehold land Date produced: December 2025 Last modified: June 2026 Understanding partition Types of partition 2 māorilandcourt.co.nz Option three – Full partition A full partition means some or all the new blocks may be transferred to people outside the existing ownership, hapū or group associated with the land.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
This application will determine who is entitled to receive the land interests and the judge/registrar will provide an order transferring the interests to them.
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...
Terms of the trust order [Discussion notes and resolution] Moved by: Seconded by: Move the resolution: Āe/Kāo 5. Ownership of dwellings/assets (if any) [Discussion notes and resolution] Moved by: Seconded by: Move the resolution: Āe/Kāo 6.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
Not all Māori Land Blocks will have defined ownership or a LINZ Title reference and the area recorded may differ from that recorded by LINZ.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2024-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand.xlsx (2 mb)
