For detailed steps on using the Search menu to find an ownership, please refer to the Search for an ownership guide available in the same guidance area as above.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-an-ownership-details-report-v1-3.pdf (964 kb)
E te rangatira, tēnā koe. The Māori Land Court invites you to share your thoughts on the service you have received from us.
Ngā whakataunga a te Kooti Whenua Māori Māori Land Court judgments Find judgments of the Māori Land Court in the Ministry of Justice decision finder.
Information, resources and links have been arranged to make it easier for you to find as you begin or continue your whenua and whānau journey.
Pātaka Whenua Our online portal Visit Pātaka Whenua to find information about your whenua, search the court record, or send us an application or enquiry.
For more information, please contact your local Māori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pānui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pānui / Te Pānui ā Motu.
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua May 2023 | Haratua 2023 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2023-05-19-MoJ-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-ver-1.pdf (227 kb)
Judge Terena Wara discusses how the Māori Land Court responded to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Māori land trusts Māori land trusts are used to manage whenua owned by multiple people.
This practice note has been issued as a guide to assist landowners, lawyers and the banking sector with lending and borrowing against Māori freehold land.
