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Visit Community Law for information on free legal advice Ngā kōtitanga Court hearings See a list of court hearings coming up across all of our venues.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

Judgments of the Māori Land Court are published in Pātaka Whenua, our online portal, and in the Ministry of Justice's decisions finder.

Located in:  The court record

Step 1 In the Pātaka Whenua portal, use the menu on the left side of the screen to click “Search”. Step 3 Enter the person’s name (or part of) into the Owner name box if known.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-5.pdf (2 mb)

Note: Select the District office where most of the ownership (shares) of a person, trust or block is located.

How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-enquiry-v1-6.pdf (1.1 mb)

This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

On this page Māori Land Update Block and trust information Māori Incorporation Register Māori Land Update Our Māori Land Update is released annually and provides: the number of customary and freehold titles of Māori land the number and types of management structures and the size of the land they are responsible for managing.

Located in:  The court record

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP13 2:00PM AP-20230000031631 238/93 Donna Nicholls Manurewa Parish of Lot 196 and 197B5 Trust - Enforcement of obligations of an ahu whenua trust Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/38.-Waikato-Maniapoto-Special-3-July-2024.pdf (90 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 2:00 PM AP-20240000010745 12/75 Stephen Walker Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found at 20 Levers Road, Otumoetai, Tauranga Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/43.-Waiakto-Maniapoto-26-June-2025.pdf (136 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 10:50AM AP-20230000029744 18/93 Janette Hamilton-Pearce Waikawa No.2B and Waikawa 3 (Aggregated) - Determination of ownership of a house WAIARIKI PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/Special-Waikawa-No.2B-and-Waikawa-3-Aggregated-18-June-2024.pdf (120 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 11:40AM AP-20230000027919 231/93 238/93 Rangimarie Vania Lewis Hinewhaki West or 2 Section 7A (Te Poho o Tiakiwai Meeting House) – Review of trust and enforcement of obligations of trust TE TAIRĀWHITI PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/SP3_Wairoa-27-June-Hinewhaki-West-or-2Sec7A.pdf (114 kb)