Talk to MLC staff about attending a hearing online. Simple and uncontested successions Not every succession application needs to be heard by a judge in a court hearing – succession applications that are ‘simple and uncontested’ can be decided by an MLC registrar without a hearing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Tono tuihono Apply online Apply to the Court online in Pātaka Whenua.
Tono tuihono Apply online Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge.
Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.
See the back page of this factsheet for the MLC office closest to you or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us For information about the most common applications, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply Another useful website is Māori Land Online, which has details about the current ownership and title information¹ for all MLC blocks.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
The Māori Land Court via its Māori Land Online website can now physically locate the blocks.
Usually successions were fairly routine, but matters could get complicated in the case of adoptions, which often created intricate legal and factual problems.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Tono tuihono Apply online Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.
