National Pānui February 2026
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
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0903423 Ministry of Justice Panui October 2023 CONFIRMED FOR WEBSITE
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/0903423-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-October-2023-CONFIRMED-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (615 kb)
Taonga tuku iho
The court record
That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
2025 11 30 5.11 report
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
FINAL Panui November 2023 web
Under rule 6.6 of the Mäori Land Court Rules 2011, the following applications may have been decided without notice and without formal hearing.
Te uru ki te pūkete puka
Access the physical record
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. 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) trus...
Te kimi i ō whenua
Find your land
Toitū te Whenua Land Information New Zealand Contact Toitū te Whenua to record copies of records.
MLC applications english
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.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
20210715 Trustees Role and Duties
TRUSTEES' ROLE AND DUTIES Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
2023 08 31 Notification of Applications Over 6 months old in MLC MAC
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System.