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On this page Records available for viewing Making copies of the court record Records available for viewing Most of the record is available to the public for viewing in hard copy.

Located in:  The court record

A registrar will update our records and return one copy to you with our endorsement.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

  For example: if you are searching for succession orders for a deceased parent but only have their name and section, you could put the name of your parent in the Search keywords section and in  Must include  the authority 118/93 .

Located in:  The court record Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua

On this page If the mediation is successful If the mediation is unsuccessful If the mediation is successful Our dispute resolution process is considered 'successful' when both parties agree on an outcome at mediation.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

  Rapua a Pātaka Whenua Search Pātaka Whenua Pātaka Whenua holds information about whenua and the court record. 

Located in:  The court record

If the chairperson decides that the notice is not valid, the reasons for that determination must be recorded on the proxy form and a copy kept for the trust records.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)

Application fees Ngā tono me te kore utu Applications without fees Application for Dispute Resolution Application to form a Whānau Trust (when filed together with succession) An application under the Family Protection Act 1955 An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949 Ngā tono $23 $23 applications Changing your name in the Māori Land Court record Noting of mortgages, leases, licenses or other land use agreements by a registrar Confirmation of...

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

Me pai te tiaki i ngā kaute me ngā pūkete Keep good accounts and records You must keep good financial and administration records for the trust.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

Our key purpose is to promote the retention of Māori land in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of all landowners, and their whānau and hapū. As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land.

It's important to keep detailed records of the attempts you’ve made to contact people and advertise the details of the hui (this could include a scanned image of the newspaper notice, a screenshot from social media, text messages from whānau, etc.).

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land