How to apply for succession
Succession applications are made under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and the Māori Land Court Rules 2011. 1.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
Succession applications are made under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and the Māori Land Court Rules 2011. 1.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for a management structure Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 19 November 2025 You do not need to be a registered Pātaka Whenua user in order to search and access management structure information.
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Accessing Pātaka Whenua Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
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(state full name) apply pursuant to section 113 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (as provided for in Clause 15.6.2 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement and in accordance with the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993), for determination of the successors to the deceased.
The court order The court order is the document that confirms the legal change made to the ownership and/or status of the whenua. The court order also informs the information we provide to Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) to ensure the changes in legal ownership are updated in their database.
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.
Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”. Accessing Pātaka Whenua Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Submitting an enquiry Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 16 December 2024 https://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ māorilandcourt.govt.nz 2 Step 1 Guest users: Get started by clicking “Submit an enquiry” on...
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1 māorilandcourt.govt.nz He Aratohu mō Pātaka Whenua Hei āwhina ina wareware tō kupuhipa Rā whakaputa: 25 Hūrae 2024 I whakahoungia: 25 o Hūrae 2024 Mēnā he kaiwhakamahi rēhita koe o Pātaka Whenua, me mōhio koe ki tō ingoa kaiwhakamahi me tō kupuhipa e takiuru ai koe.
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The MLC operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’). Trustees1 are bound by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act and the Trusts Act 2019.
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The whenua was out of Māori hands for generations. Now those descendants have come together to reconnect, with each other, with their whakapapa, and with the whenua.