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Land block search tips Search using keywords Use the keywords that best match what you are trying to find.

Located in:  The court record Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua

Searching with only Land Block Name, or Ownership Type without a name may produce a large number of search results. 4māorilandcourt.govt.nz Step 6 When you have located the correct owner name and it is displayed in the Search results area, click the name in the Owner name or Owner ID column to open the ownership information page.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)

For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...

Documents/Panui/Panui-National-January-2026.pdf (2.2 mb)

For a full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 SECTION DESCRIPTION 4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve 6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order) 12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found 18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court 18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...

Documents/Panui/March-2026-National-Panui.pdf (2.6 mb)

The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).

Documents/5-11-reports/2025-11-30-5.11-report.pdf (4.5 mb)

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)

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-document-v1-8.pdf (2.2 mb)

This guide covers two ways to search for a document in Pātaka Whenua online portal: • Near Match Search (page 2), • Exact Match Search (page 6).

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-management-structure-v1-7.pdf (2.1 mb)

Step 4 Once you have entered your search criteria, click “Search”. Step 5 Scroll down the page to view the Search results.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-block-v1-6.pdf (2.5 mb)

Māori Land Court A GUIDE TO OUR MINUTE BOOK ABBREVIATIONS MLC-FS1- Māori Land Court Minute Book Guide – 10/05/2017.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)

Under rule 6.6 of the Mäori Land Court Rules 2011, the following applications may have been decided without notice and without formal hearing.

Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-November-2023-web.pdf (671 kb)