Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
If there is a disagreement about access to the land, there are provisions for an internal review, and for the water service provider or the landowner to appeal to the Māori Land Court.
Visit the Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi website
Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa
The Outdoor Access Commission
Herenga ā Nuku Aotearoa, the Outdoor Access Commission, is the Crown agency protecting and enhancing public access to the outdoors for everyone in New Zealand — walkers, mountain bikers, anglers, horse riders, landholders, trail runners and more.
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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).
TIP: For Excel files, you will need to have access
to software that can view the file type. If you do not
have any, try downloading the file as a PDF instead.
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After navigating to the required block information page, scroll down until you see the block map.
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You do not need to be a registered Pātaka Whenua user in order to search and access
documents for information.
This guide covers two ways to search for a document in Pātaka Whenua online portal:
• Near Match Search (page 2),
• Exact Match Search (page 5).
Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Guest User Guide
Date produced: 14 August 2023
Last modified: 14 December 2023
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Guest User Guide
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
You do not need to register in Pātaka Whenua to be able to access information or make an application or enquiry.
However, the reality was that some of our Māori Land Court staff were ill-equipped to do this due to both a lack of resources, and a lack of access to court records. While the Ministry of Justice tried to disseminate resources such as laptops and tablets, preference was given to the courts dealing with priority proceedings.
Increasing the skills and capabilities of those in governance, or improving their access to others who do have the requisite skills and capabilities, is the key challenge to improving the utilisation of Māori land.
Water services application types
Appeals to Māori Land Court - for issues about access to Māori land to work on water infrastructure
This kind of appeal is different from appealing orders made by the Māori Land Court.
