This form may be used by the executor(s)/administrator(s) of an estate to certify those persons entitled to the Māori freehold land interests held by the estate, and/or in the case of a deceased Māori, any General Land intrests.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (85 kb)
Visit the Hīkina Whakatutuki website Ngā Kaunihera Local Councils At some stage of your whenua journey, you will need to establish and maintain a relationship with the local council in your area and where your land is situated. Visit the Local Councils website Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi The Waitangi Tribunal The Waitangi Tribunal is an independent commission of inquiry.
Email your completed expression of interest to DRSexpressionofinterest@justice.govt.nz by 5:00pm on 30 April 2026 and include DRS mediator expression of interest - Your Name in the subject line.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)
s.315-326 Application Checklist For Acceptance All applications MUST: Have all relevant sections of the form completed Be dated Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel Have applicant(s) full contact details: Contact address; Phone details: Home: Mobile: Email: Other: Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to District Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing Appropr...
Uploads/Application-checklist-315_326-for-easement_roadway.pdf (313 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Trustees Where the land is vested in trustees and where the trust order 14 allows, the trustees may negotiate the terms of an easement with the interested parties.
Trustees Where the land is vested in trustees and where the trust order 14 allows, the trustees may negotiate the terms of an easement with the interested parties.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Of the approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in Māori land, anecdotal evidence indicates that about half of these interests are held by deceased persons; many land interests are owned by the same person under multiple names; and many owners live far from their land and, in some cases, do not know they are owners of Māori land at all.
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pänui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu.
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.
