Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Registered User Guide
Date produced: 15 August 2023
Last modified: 13 December 2023
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Registered User Guide
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Being a registered user means you can:
• Create and submit applications online
• Save and return to your incomplete applications
• Track progress on your applications
• Pay filing fees
• Submit enquiries
• Receive notifications on your applications and enquiries from the court
•...
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and
they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
DESCRIPTION OF APPLICATION TYPES
BY SECTION
NATIONAL PĀNUI April | Āperira 2026 2
Summary of General Statutory Provisions
The following table provides a brief description of the most common sections in this document.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and
they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
DESCRIPTION OF APPLICATION TYPES
BY SECTION
NATIONAL PĀNUI April | Āperira 2026 2
Summary of General Statutory Provisions
The following table provides a brief description of the most common sections in this document.
Whenua Māori Service The Whenua Māori Service can assist Māori landowners with access to information about their whenua, to explore their aspirations, to plan for whenua development, and can broker and facilitate relationships with other organisations and agencies that will assist them with their plans.
Whenua Māori Service The Whenua Māori Service can assist Māori landowners with access to information about their whenua, to explore their aspirations, to plan for whenua development, and can broker and facilitate relationships with other organisations and agencies that will assist them with their plans.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and
they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
DESCRIPTION OF APPLICATION TYPES
BY SECTION
NATIONAL PĀNUI June | Hune 2026 2
Summary of General Statutory Provisions
The following table provides a brief description of the most common sections in this document.
They deliver a comprehensive range of services promoting the retention, use of, and
development of Māori land as a taonga tuku iho by Māori landowners, their whanau and
hapu, and their descendants.
Te Ratonga Whakatau Wenerau is a free, tikanga-informed dispute resolution service that uses mediation to work with whānau, trustees, and landowners to progress whenua related disputes.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz
www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz
AUGUST | HERE-TURI-KÖKÄ
2022
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu
is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings
being conducted in, and applications received by, the
Mäori Land Court.
