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Accessing Pātaka Whenua Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-block-v1-6.pdf (2.5 mb)

To help us accurately record the kōrero, please move to the front of the court room when speaking and speak as clearly as possible.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

No record of these conversations will be publicly available on the Māori Land Court record. If an agreement is reached through mediation, the mediator will record the terms of the agreement and provide this to the Māori Land Court.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (6.7 mb)

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/2025-11-30-5.11-report.pdf (4.5 mb)

In this order, the term trust land refers to the land owned by the trust, and the term trust property refers to any other assets of the trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)

. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.

Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.

Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)