1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for an ownership Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 29 September 2025 You do not need to be a registered Pātaka Whenua user in order to search and access ownership information.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)
There are three stages the status column can show as the request is prepared, in order they are Initiated, PROCESSING, and Completed.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-a-Block-Transfer-Shares-Report-v1-4.pdf (2.5 mb)
There are three stages the status column can show as the request is prepared, in order they are Initiated, PROCESSING, and Completed.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-a-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1-6.pdf (2.7 mb)
Because the work of the Māori Land Court is highly regulated by the governing legislation and rules of the Court, private mediators will need to be mindful that many settlement agreements will need formal orders of the Court. For example, a private mediation appointed by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a change of status from Māori Land to General Land in their mediated agreement and expect that to be rubber stamped by the Cour...
Ngā rori kāore i mahia, ngā rori “pepa” rānei Unformed or “paper” roads An unformed road, also known as a “paper road, is a roadway that's been ordered by the Court and drawn on a survey map but never constructed.
Because the work of the Māori Land Court is highly regulated by the governing legislation and rules of the Court, private mediators will need to be mindful that many settlement agreements will need formal orders of the Court. For example, a private mediation appointed by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a change of status from Māori Land to General Land in their mediated agreement and expect that to be rubber stamped by the Court.
Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including: Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trust and the whenua to advisory trustees and owners Identify and undertake work to protect and enhance the whenua Manage an...
Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including: Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trust and the whenua to advisory trustees and owners Identify and undertake work to protect and enhance the whenua Manage an...
There are still enforcement issues with this process including the inability to bind third parties who are not privy to the arbitration agreement (such as banks where an order is sought freezing funds). The highlight of the Conference was hearing from His Royal Highness, Naruhito, the Crown Prince of Japan, who opened the conference.
If they have possession of the land they will have, in most cases, an Occupation Order or a leasing arrangement with the owners.
