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Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023. In Pātaka Whenua, landowners can find information about their whenua, search the court record, and apply to the court directly online.
By creating a free, culturally appropriate and safe process
outside of a court sitting, landowners and other Court users
can kōrero and wānanga about the dispute privately and
come up with their own workable solutions.
They deliver a comprehensive range of services promoting the retention, use of, and
development of Māori land as a taonga tuku iho by Māori landowners, their whanau and
hapu, and their descendants.
He Pou Herenga Tangata
He Pou Herenga Whenua
He Pou Whare Kōrero
150 years
of the Māori Land Court
He Pou Herenga Tangata
He Pou Herenga Whenua
He Pou Whare Kōrero
150 years
of the Māori Land Court
Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Ministry of Justice | Te Tāhū o te Ture
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The period covered has been one of change for the Court, with the introduction of the new Pātaka Whenua system to support Court kaimahi, judges and landowners. As the report discusses, this has been a difficult process and has led to delays that have affected landowners and other Court users.
Most of the types of records in this class concern title reconstruction and
improvement processes under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to facilitate the use and
occupation of the land by Māori landowners.
The class also encompasses all records to do with the use of land and with processes to change
Māori land titles since the inception of the Māori Land Court.
