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  Guides to help search the court record in Pātaka Whenua Rapu mā te poraka whenua Search by land block You can search for information by using the name of the land block.

Located in:  The court record

• Consolidation: Recorded title consolidations undertaken as part of a consolidation scheme initiated by the local Māori Land Boards.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)

MINUTE BOOK The written record of all proceedings of the Māori Land Court.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

Records about Land Use Description This class covers records about the land itself as distinct from records specifically about the owners of the land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)

This application will require the Māori Land Court staff to search the record for you. This process is known as a Part IV search and is provided free of charge • searching on the Māori Land Online (MLOL) database, available through the Māori Land Court website.

Uploads/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

This application will require the Māori Land Court staff to search the record for you. This process is known as a Part IV search and is provided free of charge • searching on the Māori Land Online (MLOL) database, available through the Māori Land Court website.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

You can search the database using the following categories: • Block • Document • Management Structure • Ownership Search by Block You can use the block search option if you know either the block name, block ID, district, land status type, state, LINZ title reference, or a combination of the options.

Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)

  Rapua a Pātaka Whenua Search Pātaka Whenua Search the court record online in Pātaka Whenua.

Located in:  The court record

SEARCH CRITERIA TIPS Step 4 Once you have entered your search criteria, click “Search”.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-document-v1-6.pdf (2.6 mb)

The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).

Documents/5-11-reports/2025-02-28-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (6.7 mb)