MLC Form 19 Application search
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.
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.
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)
If you would prefer your application to be heard in court by a Judge, please tick here: The Māori Land Court of New Zealand Please select the name of the Māori Land Court district in which you wish your application to be heard: Page 3 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 21 5 WHAKAPAPA: FULL NAMES OF DECEASED’S PARENTS: Male Female Deceased (a) Parent: (b) Parent: FULL NAMES OF DECEASED’S BROTHERS AND SISTERS: Male Female Decea...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
This application will require the Māori Land Court staff to search the record for you. This process is known as a Part IV search and is provided free of charge • searching on the Māori Land Online (MLOL) database, available through the Māori Land Court website.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
This application will require the Māori Land Court staff to search the record for you. This process is known as a Part IV search and is provided free of charge • searching on the Māori Land Online (MLOL) database, available through the Māori Land Court website.
You can find information about your whenua and other Māori land from a variety of sources.
For more information about Māori land matters, please contact your nearest Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Description Date Māori Land Block in New Zealand - National List 30/06/2025 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 23/09/2024 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand – National List 19/05/2023 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 19/07/2022 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 08/10/2021 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 30/06/2018 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 30/0...
You can submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua. You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
There was a complicated search for alternatives from around 1859-1862. In August 1862, the colonial government, led by Alfred Domett, brought a new Native Lands Bill before the House of Representatives, which was enacted as the Native Lands Act 1862.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)