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Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Search for a block
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 19 November 2025
This guide covers two ways to search for a block in the Pātaka Whenua online portal:
• using the Search menu to find a block
• Near Match Search (page 1),
• Exact Match Search (page 4),
• locating it visually with the BlockMap (page 7).
KAWA
The ceremonies performed to align with Tikanga, for
example, Pōwhiri, Karakia and Waiata.
LANDBLOCK
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 BLOCKBlock of land that does not have any legal access.
The third order determines that the
additional area of land is in fact an accretion and is to be added to the other area and
then comprise one block of land of 0.9241 hectares.
Hātepe 4
Kia tāuru koe i ō paearu rapu, pāwhiria te “Search”.
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Hātepe 1
Mā te whakamahi i te tahua kei te taha mauī o tō mata, pāwhiria te “BlockMap”.
Mai i ngā kōwhiringa e whakaaturia ana, pāwhiria te
“Block” kia huaki ai te whārangi Searchblock.
Hātepe 3
Tāurua te ingoa paraka, te pūtautohu rānei ki te pouaka e tika ana.
Mai i ngā kōwhiringa e whakaaturia ana, pāwhiria te
“Block” kia huaki ai te whārangi Searchblock.
Hātepe 3
Tāurua te ingoa paraka, te pūtautohu rānei ki te pouaka e tika ana.