1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for a block Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 19 November 2025 This guide covers two ways to search for a block in the Pātaka Whenua online portal: • using the Search menu to find a block • Near Match Search (page 1), • Exact Match Search (page 4), • locating it visually with the Block Map (page 7).
You can use the Guest User function for: • Block Map • Search • Block • Document • Management structure • Ownership • Submit an Enquiry • Submit an Application Step 1 1.1 Click “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal” tab 1.2 Scroll down and click on “here” to get straight into Pātaka Whenua māorilandcourt.govt.nz 1.3 On the left-hand side of the page you will see: Step 2 Search – when you click on “Search” you can search fo...
Requests for derivation or other information from the Court Record 38 6.11. Maps and Plans 40 7. Access Restrictions on Records held at Archives New Zealand 42 Māori Land Court Retention and Disposal Schedule Appraisal Report What is a Retention and Disposal Appraisal Report?
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
search=sw_096be8ed81ba3f12_20_25_se&p=1&sr=1 Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
The Māori Land Court via its Māori Land Online website can now physically locate the blocks. GIS maps exist which confirm the location of the blocks.
There was a complicated search for alternatives from around 1859-1862. In August 1862, the colonial government, led by Alfred Domett, brought a new Native Lands Bill before the House of Representatives, which was enacted as the Native Lands Act 1862.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
What you can do in Pātaka Whenua You do not need to register or log in to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua. Ngā mea ka taea e te rēhita kaiwhakamahi me ngā kaiwhakamahi manuhiri i Pātaka Whenua What registered users and guest users can do in Pātaka Whenua What you can do Guest user Registered user Search the block map Search documents Search management structure Search ownerships Search the court record Make...
Pātaka Whenua gives you the ability to search and access Māori land information, submit an enquiry and file a Court application from anywhere at any time.
The new technology allows you to submit applications and enquiries online, find maps, and search ownership information online wherever you may be.
The information has been gathered from several publicly accessible map sources and placed on one single map. Public access areas and tracks are also on this map.
