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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 Block District, Ownership Category, or Ownership Type without a name or ID may produce a large number of search results.

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

Step 1 1.1 After logging into Pātaka Whenua as a registered user, on the left side click “Search” then “Block” – this will take you to the Block Search 1.2 In the “Block Name” field, start typing the name of the block.

Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)

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)

We’ve released four new short videos to help our users search the Māori Land Court record using  Near Match search in Pātaka Whenua.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

This application will require the Māori Land Court staff to search the record for you. This process is known as a Part IV search and is provided free of charge • searching on the Māori Land Online (MLOL) database, available through the Māori Land Court website.

Uploads/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

This application will require the Māori Land Court staff to search the record for you. This process is known as a Part IV search and is provided free of charge • searching on the Māori Land Online (MLOL) database, available through the Māori Land Court website.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

Description Date Māori Land Block in New Zealand - National List 30/06/2025 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 23/09/2024 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand – National List 19/05/2023 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 19/07/2022 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 08/10/2021 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 30/06/2018 Māori Land

Located in:  The court record

In broad terms, land that is not Māori land and is not Crown land. 8.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)

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/2025-02-28-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (6.7 mb)