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Māori incorporations are designed to manage whole blocks of land and are the most commercial of all Māori land management structures.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)

If you do not know the block name, you can search for this via the “Block Map” from the menu on the left side of your screen c.

Documents/Troubleshooting/Guest-User-Guide-v4.pdf (1.9 mb)

KAWA The ceremonies performed to align with Tikanga, for example, Pōwhiri, Karakia and Waiata. LAND BLOCK Any land that has its own title: • Māori Customary Land • Māori Freehold Land • General Land held by Māori • General Land • Crown Land • Crown Land reserved for Māori LAND LOCKED BLOCK Block of land that does not have any legal access.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

Under s 23 of the 1865 Act the Court could vest blocks of land in tribes, but only if the block was larger than 5,000 acres.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

GIS maps exist which confirm the location of the blocks.

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

Read the Search for a block guide for help on how to search by land block.

Located in:  The court record

Pātaka Whenua gives you the ability to search and access Māori land information, submit an enquiry and file a Court application from anywhere at any time.

Located in:  Māori land

The Tangata Whenua map shows tangata whenua-owned lands (ahuwhenua blocks) as well as marae and gazetted rohe moana that border the shoreline.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

The new technology allows you to submit applications and enquiries online, find maps, and search ownership information online wherever you may be.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.