New Near Match search videos now available
18 Mar 2026 | NewsWe’ve released four new short videos to help our users search the Māori Land Court record using Near Match search in Pātaka Whenua.
We’ve released four new short videos to help our users search the Māori Land Court record using Near Match search in Pātaka Whenua.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 11:50 AM AP-20250000001664 86/93 Jason Anthony Cribb He whakahounga ki tētahi moka i te pūranga o te kooti - Amend a record of the court to correct an error at 494 Aotea MB 199-230 dated 14 June 2024 relating to an application by Erena Hill for transfer of shares by way of gift
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11:15 am AP-20240000007603 29/93 113/93 455/1998 Sara Jane Boyd Bruce Mason - Succession to Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute land (being Section 2 of 5, Block XIV, Lower Wānaka Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block SP2 11:30 am AP-20230000020070 A20220011290 241/93 William Herewini Riria Meremere Whanau Trust - Partial termination of trust in respect of William Herewini removing their interests SP3 12:00 pm AP-202300000...
Documents/Panui/27.-Special-Te-Waipounamu-5-December-2024.pdf (145 kb)
Enhancements include a waharoa at the entrance to the courtroom, improved spaces to support services such as Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau our Dispute Resolution Service, and dedicated secure storage for court records and taonga. The move into the new premises marks an important milestone, and ensures we are better equipped to serve whānau and communities for generations to come.
I nformation provided in all applications forms part of the Court's permanent record under rule 7.19 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (365 kb)
If you wish to oppose or take part in these proceedings, you must complete a notice of intention to appear (2 forms of notice are attached).
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti Succession and Trust application forms External link Form 20: Certificate by administrator Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113 (PDF 85 kb) External link Form 21: Succession (grant of administration) Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117 (PDF 919 kb) External link Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration) Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118 (PDF 216 kb) External link Form 23: Application for whānau trust...
That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 4 PM on Thursday, 8 September 2026.
However, the reality was that some of our Māori Land Court staff were ill-equipped to do this due to both a lack of resources, and a lack of access to court records. While the Ministry of Justice tried to disseminate resources such as laptops and tablets, preference was given to the courts dealing with priority proceedings.
We used evidence from previous successions in the Court record to find as many successors as possible, and whānau have since come to succeed and we have updated the list accordingly.