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.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
MINUTE BOOK The written record of all proceedings of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
In 2017, an application was made to the Māori Land Court to determine the status of the land, the ownership of the land and the relative interests of the owners.
Pātaka Whenua is the online portal that holds the Māori Land Court electronic record, which includes minutes and orders.
The Māori Land Court of today is an enduring Court of Record under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
This brought the Māori Land Court record into the computer age with details of Māori land blocks and their owners being accessible nationwide, without owners having to travel to the Māori Land Court where the land was located to get information.
Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori Land Court has determined by freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the land and determined the beneficial owners to that land).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 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/Notification-of-Applications-over-6-months-old-31-May-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
