Pātaka Whenua will be unavailable for an upcoming maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Friday, 26 September, from 5:30pm to Saturday, 27 September 6:00pm.
Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
1
Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
December2023
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 11th of October 2023, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determine...
Preparing for a hearing
Applications to be heard by a judge in a court hearing are
notified in the MLC’s NationalPānui, usually under the district
heading where the land is located.
PAGE 4 of 12
All final decisions of the Chief Judge are recorded in
the consolidated CJ minute book series held in
Wellington which is:
District Minute Book Abbreviation
National
Office
Chief Judge CJ
APPELLATE COURT REFERENCE SYNTAX
The syntax for the Appellate Court series differs
depending on the location of the hearing.
You can search for the following document types in Pātaka Whenua:
• Derivation search report
• Historic record sheet
• NationalPānui
• Special Pānui
• Survey Plan
• Judgment
• Orders
• Minute
• Minute Book Index
• Historic Ownership Schedule
• Historic Memorial Schedule
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”...
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when:
• it has been notified according to Māori Land Court Rules;
and
• it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s NationalPānui; and
• no one has objected to the application.
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when:
• it has been notified according to the Māori Land Court
Rules; and
• it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s NationalPānui; and
• no one has objected to the application.