REGIONAL CHIEF JUDGE MINUTE BOOK SERIES Applications heard by the Chief Judge in a Māori Land Court District, or, an application which was referred for inquiry and hearing in a District are recorded in regional Chief Judge minute books.
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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.
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.
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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.
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)
In broad terms, land that is not Māori land and is not Crown land. 8.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Please complete form 21 NO - go to question 5 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) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu NAME OF DECEASED: (List all possible names that the deceased may have been known by including any aliases) ................................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (371 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 Deceased (a...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pänui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu.
Documents/Panui/1213222-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-February-2023-web2.pdf (752 kb)
