Under section 210 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, trust assets must be held for Māori community purposes.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Pātaka Whenua Guidance Search for Documents Date produced: 8 December 2023 Last modified: 2 February 2024 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Search for Documents 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.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/1213222-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-February-2023-web2.pdf (752 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System.
Try all the different names they might be known by including nicknames, married names, adopted, whāngai Māori names, and names that may have been spelt incorrectly.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)
This data only includes block information regarding Māori Customary, Māori Freehold and Aggregated Lands.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2021-10-08-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-Ver1.xlsx (2 mb)
1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for a document 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.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-document-v1-8.pdf (2.2 mb)
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
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.
