The search results will show with five columns:
• Owner name
• Block name
• Type
• Shares/Ratio
• Minute book reference
Click the information you want to view under either the ‘owner name’ or ‘block name’ column.
Māori Land Court application guides
How to apply for partition of
Māori freehold land
Date produced: December 2025
Last modified: June 2026
Understanding partition
Types of partition
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Option three – Full partition
A full partition means some or all the new blocks may be transferred to people outside the existing
ownership, hapū or group associated with the land.
When searching for ownership it will show:
• Owners details
• Block associated with that owner
• Share amounts
• Any Trusts if applicable
2.9 SEARCHING OWNERSHIP
TIP: When looking for an owner put a “%” (wildcard) in between the first and last name.
These are:
• Form 36 – application to constitute a whānau trust (non-succession)
• Form 23 – application to form whānau trust (to be used with an application for succession)
Option One – Form 36 Application to constitute a whānau trust (non-
succession)
Use this form if:
• the shareholders are alive
• they want their own interests vested into a whānau trust for the benefit of the descendants of
a named person or group, such as descendants of a particular tupuna
Option Two – For...
Toitū Te Whenua
Land Information New Zealand
Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.
The owners first need to have a meeting at which they:
• agree to set up the trust
• agree which blocks of land or shares should be included in
the trust
• agree to the terms of the draft trust order which sets out
the trustees’ powers, rights and obligations
• nominate trustees
• take accurate minutes.
The owners first need to have a meeting at which they:
• agree to set up the trust
• agree which blocks of land or shares should be included in
the trust
• agree to the terms of the draft trust order which sets out
the trustees’ powers, rights and obligations
• nominate trustees
• take accurate minutes.
The owners first need to have a meeting at which they:
• agree to set up the trust
• agree which blocks of land or shares should be included in
the trust
• agree to the terms of the draft trust order which sets out
the trustees’ powers, rights and obligations
• nominate trustees
• take accurate minutes.
Toitū te Whenua
Land Information New Zealand
Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.