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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.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-19-Application-search.pdf (71 kb)

Pātaka Whenua Our online portal Visit Pātaka Whenua to find information about your whenua, search the court record, or send us an application or enquiry.

1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 30 November 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-11-30-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (7.5 mb)

APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: A20220017013 239/93 Bella Roberta Clark Tutawhiao Whänau Trust - Reduce trustees due to the resignations of Ebony Ellen Bird & Laura Ann McCleary A20220015290 Rule 10.1(1)/2011 Jim Tingi Hiriaki Jim Tingi Hiriaki - Application for search of beneficial interests in Mäori freehold land A20220017305 118/93, 113A/93 Moringa Ngaire Ashford Patrick John Heremaia - Succession Hui-Tanguru / FEBRUARY 2023 - NATIONAL PÄNUI 9 TAIRÄWHITI...

Documents/Panui/1213222-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-February-2023-web2.pdf (752 kb)

For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners 19/93 Application for inju...

Documents/Panui/Panui-National-January-2026.pdf (2.2 mb)

  Rapua ngā whakataunga i Pātaka Whenua Search for judgments in Pātaka Whenua Search for a judgment in Pātaka Whenua under documents.

Located in:  The court record

  Upcoming sessions: Te Kooti Whenua Māori Information Seminars Venue: 1 Trading Place, Henderson, Auckland Dates: Tuesday 9 June 2026 | Tuesday 14 July 2023 10:00 AM - Succession and whānau trusts 1:00 PM - Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record   Dates: Tuesday 23 June 2026 | Tuesday 28 July 2026 10:00 AM - Ahu Whenua trust set up and trust applications 1:00 PM - Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record To register, please email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz...

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

If death has been established at a previous hearing a further death certificate may not be required. 2 Names of immediate family members The information provided in question 5 helps the Court to search for land interests—any additional whakapapa could help the Court in its search. 3 Next of kin Where there is no will, next of kin for the purposes of succession are children of the deceased.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (722 kb)

For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners 19/93 Application for inju...

Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)

If death has been established at a previous hearing a further death certificate may not be required. 2 Names of immediate family members The information provided in question 5 helps the Court to search for land interests—any additional whakapapa could help the Court in its search. 3 Next of kin Where there is no will, next of kin for the purposes of succession are children of the deceased.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (865 kb)