Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a
Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s
Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Information from Māori Land Online also provides the names of various trustees of blocks in which we hold interests and contact has been made with some of them.
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that landblock. 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 (name...
A mortgage or loan may be acquired by:
the sole owner of a Māori landblock
all the owners of a Māori landblock acting together
the trustees of a Māori landblock who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or
a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally
owned by people connected to each other and to the land
through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.
This information helps us to find the correct records relating to your whānau and whenua so we can make sure the land is being transferred to the right people.
This includes a list of all aggregated (or combined) Māori landblocks. It does not include information about Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, general land owned by Māori, or landblocks under internal review.