Records relating to the investigation of ownership of Māori Customary Land, its subsequent conversion to Māori Freehold Land and the chain of ownership, alienation and use of that land, are fundamental to the history of New Zealand, and are the subject of continuing interest and inquiry with important rights attached.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
You’ll be shown a summary screen of the information. Click through the headings to find the ownership documents, other documents, LINZ details and details about Memorial schedules for each block of land.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)
Make sure that your application has: • all the details filled in correctly • a plan of the proposed partition attached, including the value of each separate area created after partition • consent of the lessee(s) attached • a schedule of ownership with all the landowners’ respective shares and addresses (including consents) • details as to how ownership of the land is to be app...
Make sure that your application has: • all the details filled in correctly • a plan of the proposed partition attached, including the value of each separate area created after partition • consent of the lessee(s) attached • a schedule of ownership with all the landowners’ respective shares and addresses (including consents) • details as to how ownership of the land is to be app...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
VEST/VESTED A change of ownership of land gives the recipient of that interest the ownership and its associated rights.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
In 2017, an application was made to the Māori Land Court to determine the status of the land, the ownership of the land and the relative interests of the owners.
Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori Land Court has determined by freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the land and determined the beneficial owners to that land).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
b. Once the block details are on the screen, click the print icon (right-hand side of the screen) c.
You can use the ownership search option if you know either the owner name, owner ID, block name, block ID, block district, ownership category, ownership type, or a combination of these.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-5.pdf (2 mb)
A change of ownership of land gives the recipient of that interest ownership and its associated rights.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
