Te Āhei Atu ki Pātaka Whenua
Te tuku tono
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I tō pūtirotiro tukutuku, haere ki te paetukutuku a Te Kooti Whenua Māori
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz ka pāwhiri i te ripa kākāriki kei te wāhanga matau o runga, arā
ko “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
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māorilandcourt.co.nz
A partition divides an existing Māori land block into new, separate blocks. Partition applications are
covered under Part 14 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (sections 285-306) and Part 13 of the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (transfers of shares...
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.