To date, the Court has determined the successors of 125 original owners and are now seeking whakapapa information for the remaining owners from around 1895 who have not yet been succeeded to. If you see any of your tīpuna listed below and know of their whakapapa lines, we would love to hear from you.
Through them, the wairua of the iwi of Tūranga-nui-a-Kiwa and the other tribes of the district continue to pervade this beautiful space where the tikanga of our entire region’s voyaging, settlement and cultural traditions are on full display for all those who visit to enjoy and appreciate. Chief Judge Caren Fox and resident judges, Judge Wilson Isaac and Judge Nathan Milner, were joined by Chief District Court Judge Hemi Taumaunu, and other members of the Māori Land Court Bench f...
(2) If the agreement is executed in New Zealand, the signature of the transferor must be attested by an independent person aged 20 years or more (not being a member of the transferor’s immediate family or an owner in the land being alienated) who must, print below his or her signature, his or her full name, occupation and residential address
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-31-Agreement-to-sell-or-gift.pdf (241 kb)
You can filter all the search results columns. For example: you can select Ruamata in the Land Block Name filter to show only these blocks.
You can pay the application fees by EFTPOS or cash.
This resource will help you to write down your thoughts before mediation, so you can express your position clearly at your mediation hui.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/3.7-MLC-Mediation-Workbook.pdf (343 kb)
If you do not know the block name, you can search for this via the “Block Map” from the menu on the left side of your screen c.
These are the two documents you can use: Glossary: this one has common words used in the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court.
Importantly, it also tells the story of the modern Māori Land Court, who we are, what we do, and what motivates us to provide a high level of service to Māori landowners.
You can find information about your whenua and other Māori land from a variety of sources.
