As an example, in the Taitokerau District of the Māori Land Court, minute books were maintained for Auckland, the Bay of Islands, Kaikohe, Kaitaia and Whangārei as well as for the District Māori Land Board and for the Bay of Islands Consolidation scheme.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Capital is excluded (for example, purchase money or compensation for land taken for a public work).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Searching Māori Land Court records Before starting a search, get together as much of the following information about the deceased person as possible.
Searching Māori Land Court records Before starting a search, get together as much of the following information about the deceased person as possible.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Retention and disposal schedules for Land Information New Zealand6 and the schedule for Court records7 provide some relevant precedent for this appraisal, as the Māori Land Court is responsible for title administration as well as being a court of record. 1.7.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Go online to maorilandonline.govt.nz • visiting or contacting the MLC and searching their database. See the back page of this factsheet for contact details or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us Searching Māori Land Court records Before a search, get as much information about the deceased as possible.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Use this form to request a confirmed search of interests that may be held in the name of any deceased person who may have interests in Māori Freehold Land.
Step 1 1.1 After logging into Pātaka Whenua as a registered user, on the left side click “Search” then “Block” – this will take you to the Block Search 1.2 In the “Block Name” field, start typing the name of the block.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (name...
This includes a list of all aggregated (or combined) Māori land blocks. It does not include information about Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, general land owned by Māori, or land blocks under internal review.
