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Māori women judges in Aotearoa

01 Mar 2016 | News

Currently Aotearoa New Zealand has 11 women judges of Māori ancestry who serve on the High Court, District Court and Māori Land Court.

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

Become a registered Pataka Whenua user v1 9

• Receive notifications on your applications and enquiries from the court

How-do-I-user-guides/Become-a-registered-Pataka-Whenua-user-v1-9.pdf (1.1 mb)

Search for an ownership v1 5

Step 1 In the Pātaka Whenua portal, use the menu on the left side of the screen to click “Search”.

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

2023 05 19 MoJ MLC Maori Land Update ver 1

Management Structures (Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori Reservations and Other trusts) Rohe # Structures # Blks with Structures # Blks without Structures Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha) Taitokerau 1,125 1,487 4,182 81,945.9096 (57%) 61,068.5932 (43%) Waikato-Maniapoto 1,315 1,744 2,251 97,621.4046 (76%) 30,218.9985 (24%) Waiariki 2,216 2,508 2,886 287,361.0526 (89%) 36,3...

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2023-05-19-MoJ-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-ver-1.pdf (227 kb)

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Application fees

If you’re facing financial hardship, for example, you’re on a Work and Income New Zealand benefit or you’re receiving Superannuation, you can request to have the fee waived or reduced.

Located in: Our application process Apply to the court

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Transferring land

The application you need to complete will depends on whether the person you're transferring your land interests or shares to is a member of the preferred class of alienee (PCA) .

Located in: Māori land Becoming a landowner