You can search the database using the following categories: • Block • Document • Management Structure • Ownership Search by Block You can use the block search option if you know either the block name, block ID, district, land status type, state, LINZ title reference, or a combination of the options.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)
This indicates to the system that there may be text between the entered names. • Can’t find an owner? Try all the different names they might be known by including nicknames, married names, adopted, whāngai Māori names, and names that may have been spelt incorrectly.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-5.pdf (2 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.
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-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
If you see the block name you require appear in the list, you can select it to finish entering it in the Block Name box. 3māorilandcourt.govt.nz Step 5 Scroll down the page to view the Search results.
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.
If you would like to register, the step-by-step guide Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user is available to assist you in the Pātaka Whenua guidance area of the Māori Land Court website.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-a-Block-Transfer-Shares-Report-v1-4.pdf (2.5 mb)
If you would like to register, the step-by-step guide Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user is available to assist you in the Pātaka Whenua guidance area of the Māori Land Court website.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-an-ownership-details-report-v1-3.pdf (964 kb)
GENERAL LAND OWNED BY MĀORI General land is a land which is owned by a Māori or by a group of people majority of whom are Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
It is recommended to search with at least the name or ID criteria entered in.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-management-structure-v1-5.pdf (2 mb)
