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Located in:  The court record Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua

Evidence supporting any allegations must also be filed. More information To find out more about Māori Land Trusts, visit maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ Or you can visit your local Māori Land Court.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

Evidence supporting any allegations must also be filed. More information To find out more about Māori Land Trusts, visit maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ Or you can visit your local Māori Land Court.

Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

Evidence supporting any allegations must also be filed. More information To find out more about Māori Land Trusts, visit maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ Or you can visit your local Māori Land Court.

Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

You can find information about your whenua and other Māori land from a variety of sources.

Located in:  Māori land

Evidence supporting any allegations must also be filed. More information To find out more about Māori land trusts, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trust-and- incorporations Or you can visit your local MLC office or attend an offsite clinic.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)

In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

Finding out if you have entitlement for succession If a family member has died and you believe they may have owned interests in Māori land to which you may be entitled to succeed, you can find out about those interests by: • searching the Māori Land Online database.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)

APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)

Finding out if you have entitlement for succession If a family member has died and you believe that he or she may have owned interests in Māori land to which you may be entitled to succeed, you can find out about those interests by: • visiting the Māori Land Court and searching the electronic database or getting someone to do this for you • completing an application for a search.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)