Being a registered user means you can: • Create and submit applications online. • Save and return to your incomplete applications
How-do-I-user-guides/Become-a-registered-Pataka-Whenua-user-v1-9.pdf (1.1 mb)
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
However, you will need to pay for travel to attend mediation and any independent legal advice you seek. Currently, Māori Land Court judges act as mediators.
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when: • it has been notified according to the Māori Land Court Rules; and • it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National Pānui; and • no one has objected to the application.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
External link Factsheet (PDF 78 kb) Tono tuihono Apply online Apply to the Court online in Pātaka Whenua.
Accessing Pātaka Whenua Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
Tono tuihono Apply online Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
Click on the “Owner name” (coloured green and underlined) TIP: Make sure you try all the different names an owner might be known by including nicknames, married names, adopted, whāngai, Māori names, and names that may have been spelt incorrectly.
The unique relationship between Māori and whenua is recognised by the MLC, and the records held by the Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
Names of whānau, trusts, and whenua and related documents make it easier for us to complete research and provide a quality response.
