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Māori

Guides specific to te ao Māori, including how to research your whakapapa and find information about land blocks.

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Whakapapa search tips

Learn how to use our records to research your whanau, hapū, iwi and whakapapa.

Whenua and Māori Land

How to find information about land blocks

Māori Land Court

This research guide covers records of the Māori Land Court Te Kooti Whenua Māori.

Finding Māori in the New Zealand Wars

Find Māori in records connected to the conflicts – medal applications, registers, letters and lists of people killed or taken prisoner.