Pātaka Whenua Guidance
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Date produced: 8 December 2023
Last modified: 2 February 2024
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
You do not need to register in Pātaka Whenua to be able to access information or make an application or enquiry.
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Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
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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.
You can still submit and pay for your application online without registering, you just won’t be able to save it and come back to it later or track the progress of your application.
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Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
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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
documents for information.
Checklist of documents required (if applicable and available)
• List of owners present at the gathering
• Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees, including any necessary
whakapapa details
• Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer
• Minutes of the meeting or, if no minutes were kept, a statement of the pertinent issues discussed at the meeting,
including—
• every proposal put...
FEE: $ 228.00
CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
List of owners, trustees and their addresses
Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable)
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which som...
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CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
List of owners present at the meeting
Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable)
Minutes of the family meeting...
Contents:
Applications for hearing in JANUARY | KOHI-TÄTEA 2024:
2 - 13 Te Rohe o Aotea
14 - 15 Te Rohe o Tairäwhiti
16 - 25 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
26 Te Rohe o Täkitimu
27 - 28 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
29 - 35 Te Rohe o Waiariki
36 - 42 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
43 Office of the Chief Registrar
44 - 61 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar
62 - 65 Court Sittings that have been rescheduled
66 Te Kooti Whenua Mäori | Appendix
67 Information Services...
In simple terms this means that the boundaries and areas of Māori land are now clearly marked, identified and registered as a certificate of title. The lists of owners have also been brought up to date and the status of Māori freehold land has been clearly identified as such on LINZ’s records.
Ki te hiahia koe ki te rēhita, e wātea ana te aratohu Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user
hei āwhina i a koe i te wāhanga Pātaka Whenua guidance o te paetukutuku a te Kooti Whenua
Māori.