This includes our annual Māori Land Update, detailed Māori land information, Māori land spatial data.
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The court record
Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023.
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Hui and court hearings
News
Both trust types are
land management trusts involving one or more Māori freehold land blocks (and in some cases,
general land owned by Māori).
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
The Chief Judge or Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court
may make statements affecting the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-and-Waitangi-Tribunal-Media-Guidelines.pdf (271 kb)
If the deceased did not leave a will, under the Act, their land will transfer as follows:
• If the deceased had children, they receive equal shares of the deceased’s land interests
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)
Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori
Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for
Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
You can find their contact details on letters or emails you’ve received from them.
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Contact us
If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.
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Our application process
Receive the outcome
The new technology allows you to submit applications and enquiries online, find maps, and search ownership information online wherever you may be.
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Hui and court hearings
News
This trust will hold the land for the beneficial owners, hapū, iwi, or Whenua Tōpū trust.
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Māori land
Manage your land
