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Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Search for an ownership
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 29 September 2025
You do not need to be a registered Pātaka Whenua user in order to search and access
ownership information.
This guide covers two ways to search for an ownership in Pātaka Whenua online portal:
• Near Match Search (page 2),
• Exact Match Search (page 6).
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Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Search for a block
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 19 November 2025
This guide covers two ways to search for a block in the Pātaka Whenua online portal:
• using the Search menu to find a block
• Near Match Search (page 1),
• Exact Match Search (page 4),
• locating it visually with the Block Map (page 7).
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20140004863 4/04/2014 CJ 2014/1 - Tangoio South 1A,1E,1F,1X, 2B, 2C, 2G, 4X,5X, 6X, 7X, 8A, 8X, 9X, 10, 12B, 27I and 27L Blocks - and an order vesting the land in the aggregate owners made at 129 Napier MB 31-35 on
12/02/1990 - Application to the Chief Judge
45/93 David Puna 1.
Awaiting Administrative Action
A20140004863 4/04/2014 CJ 2014/1 - Tangoio South 1A,1E,1F,1X, 2B, 2C, 2G, 4X,5X, 6X, 7X, 8A, 8X, 9X, 10, 12B, 27I and 27L Blocks - and an order vesting the land in the aggregate owners made at 129 Napier MB 31-35 on
12/02/1990 - Application to the Chief Judge
45/93 David Puna 1.
Step 3- Determination by the Māori Land Court
(h) If mediation does not resolve the dispute, or the mediation is not completed
within the stated timeframe for Step 2, then the parties may file relevant
applications with the Māori Land Court.
If this happens to you, it's a good idea to download the forms to your computer or device, or use the Firefox or Safari web browsers instead, as these two do not have an issue with macronised words.
Ngā whakaritenga ture
Legal requirements
To ensure that your trust complies with the law, you need to be aware of which laws apply. There are two main pieces of legislation to consider: the Trusts Act 2019 and the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 .