Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-September-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)
(state full name) seek an order vesting beneficial interests in additional interests in Māori freehold land belonging to the estate of (List all possible names that the deceased may have been known by including any aliases) (specify relationship ie father, mother, sister, brother or not related) Your application may be heard by a Registrar and you will not need to attend court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22A-Application-for-succession-additional-interests.pdf (212 kb)
Please note that research requests may take up to 10 days to complete and court staff may not be able to locate the information or if your request requires significant research you may be asked to undertake that research yourself at office in which the records are located – physical files are only available for viewing in the office in which the are located.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 36 10:00AM AP-20230000027489 A20210005008 45/93 Sally Matekoraha Westrupp CJ 2021/10 - Lettie Puha or Karete Puha or Karete (Lettie) Puha or Leslie Puha - and a succession order made at 179 Waiariki MB 267-269 on 1 February 2018 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 37 10:15AM AP-20230000027496 A20210006488 45/93 Deputy Registrar, Māori Land Court CJ 2021/16 - Graham Matemaitawhiti Kingi also known as Matematawhiti Kingi - and a...
Documents/Panui/17.-Te-Whakamaene-Chief-Judge-Specials-20-June-2024.pdf (136 kb)
Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-June-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 11:00 AM AP-20240000010186 113/93 118/93 Dennis Sidney Laurence Derby He tauatanga ki a May Derby – Succeed to the Māori land interests of May Derby also known as May Pearson or May Piahana Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/55.-Special-Waikato-Maniapoto-19-December-2024.pdf (139 kb)
Over the years, subdivisions, transfers, and sales may have reduced access, or the land may no longer be accessible at all.
Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-November-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)
- Tikanga Māori and Tikanga-ā-iwi are not static and may evolve over time. - Tikanga disputes between iwi are better addressed on the marae
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
The below tables provide a snapshot of information relating to the Māori Land Court caseload from June 2022 to May 2023. Figure [1] – Inflight case numbers by month and processing step (June 2022 to May 2023*) * Due to the transition to Pātaka Whenua, reporting data is only available for the period until 31 May 2023.
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
