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
Once you are ready, click “Search”.
Step 5
When you have located the correct owner name and it is displayed in the Search results area,
click the name in the Owner name column to open the ownership information page.
Use this form to request a confirmed search of interests that may be held in the name of any deceased
person who may have interests in Māori Freehold Land.
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Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Searchfor a block
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 25 July 2024
This guide covers two ways to searchfor a block in the Pātaka Whenua online portal:
• using the Search menu to find a block (page 2),
• locating it visually with the Block Map (page 4).
Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Download List of Current Owners
Report
Date produced: 5 October 2023
Last modified: 14 December 2023
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Download List of Current Owners Report
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to download a List of Current Owners Report on Pātaka Whenua as a
registered user.
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Application Checklist For Acceptance
All applications MUST:
Have all relevant sections of the form completed
Be dated
Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel
Have applicant(s) full contact details:
Contact address;
Phone details: Home:
Mobile:
Email:
Other:
Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to
District
Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing
Appropr...
Changes also strengthen the protections for Māori land. For example, when whenua is
changed from Māori customary land to Māori freehold land, the interests of the owners
will not be individualised.
If you would prefer your application to
be heard in court by a Judge, please tick here:
The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
Please select the name of the Māori Land Court district in which you wish your application to be heard:
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5 WHAKAPAPA:
FULL NAMES OF DECEASED’S PARENTS: Male Female Deceased
(a) Parent:
(b) Parent:
FULL NAMES OF DECEASED’S BROTHERS AND SISTERS: Male Female Decea...
The Court worked by means of
written applications filed in advance by Māori
people, for example to have title to their land
investigated, to have it partitioned, for relative
ownerships to be determined, for equitable
owners to be added to the title, and so forth.