I attach the new Practice Note for your records and advise that you may also find a copy on the new Māori Land Court website.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
It can be difficult to contact the other owners of your whenua, but you must try to find and contact them to discuss your plans. Permission from trustees or Māori incorporation Māori land is often managed by a trust or incorporation on behalf of the owners or shareholders.
Māori authorities Visit IRD's website to find out more about becoming a Māori authority. Kaitakawaenga Māori Speak to a Kaitakawaenga Māori at IRD.
Pātaka Whenua Our online portal Visit Pātaka Whenua to find information about your whenua, search the court record, or send us an application or enquiry.
The new technology allows you to submit applications and enquiries online, find maps, and search ownership information online wherever you may be.
Paneke Upcoming paneke Find out when the next paneke is coming to your area.
Tōku Whenua Reports Te Puni Kōkiri provide Tōku Whenua reports, which can help you find out what's possible for your whenua. Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.
In Pātaka Whenua, landowners can find information about their whenua, search the court record, and apply to the court directly online.
Our ngā mātāpono values guide our process, and we hope that all parties embody them as they enter and exit mediation hui together with the goal of finding solutions. Parties can kōrero privately and come up with workable solutions everyone agrees to.
(vii) Additional information – if you find that there is not enough room on the form to provide all the information you need to supply continue your application on a separate sheet of paper.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2.pdf (617 kb)
