Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
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 (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (transfers of shares in Māo...
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Upcoming trustee training
Current trustee training roster We offer online training to help trustees better understand their duties and legal obligations, and how to run trusts successfully. You can attend a session if you are a newly appointed trustee, if you are thinking about becoming a trustee, or if you would like to refresh your knowledge.
The test call is to:
Confirm that you can join by telephone or video-conference successfully and that you can use the technology.
Confirm the court protocols.
The working list of potential owners has been updated through applications to substitute
deceased owners on the list. Succession applications are ongoing.
People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original
beneficiaries of the land.
You can find information on:
the current list of landowners of the block
when a person became a landowner, who they inherited whenua interests from and the type of land ownership they have
the previous landowners and line of succession, or whakapapa of the whenua.
You can find historical information that may help you to gather information about your whakapapa.
Other pieces of legislation a trust and trustees may have to follow include:
Privacy Act
Resource Management Act
Health and Safety at Work Act
Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 Trustee training
We offer regular and free training in person and online to help trustees better understand their duties, legal obligations, and how to run trusts successfully. You can attend a session if you are a newly appointed trustee, if you are thinking about becoming a trustee,...
INSURANCE
The trustees may purchase and maintain indemnity insurance to cover themselves or any
individual trustee in respect of:
(a) any actual or alleged liability incurred by a trustee because of any negligence, default,
breach of duty or breach of trust (other than dishonesty, wilful misconduct, or gross
negligence);
(b) all costs, charges and expenses that the trustees may incur in connection with any
actual or alleged liability;
(c) all costs of a successful defence...
The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te
Waipounamu on 9 September 2021. Further successions will be ongoing.
Surname Name Shares 2021 List No
Adair Christopher Robin 0.0970 223
Adair Darlene Rosalie 0.0970 266
Adair Derek Anthony 0.0970 324
Adair Patrick Sydney 0.0970 1205
Adair Rino Carl 0.0970 1336
Adair Shane Hillary 0.0970 1443
Adams Kura Blanche 0.3090 847
Aiono Eileen Te Ataakura 0.028...
