New Near Match search videos now available
18 Mar 2026 | NewsWe’ve released four new short videos to help our users search the Māori Land Court record using Near Match search in Pātaka Whenua.
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Download List of Current Owners Report v1
Step 1 1.1 After logging into Pātaka Whenua as a registered user, on the left side click “Search” then “Block” – this will take you to the Block Search 1.2 In the “Block Name” field, start typing the name of the block.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)
MOJ0217.7E SEP21 Succession Factsheet
For more information, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations Māori trustee The Māori trustee administers many Māori land blocks and distributes money to the owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
Ngā raraunga whenua Māori
Māori land data
Description Date Māori Land Block in New Zealand - National List 30/06/2025 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 23/09/2024 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand – National List 19/05/2023 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 19/07/2022 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 08/10/2021 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - Nation...
MLC Form 21 Application for succession2
Dated: / / Page 13 For m ore inform ation visit w w w .m āorilandcourt.govt.nz M LC 07/25 - 21 SCH ED U LE 1 – EN TITLEM EN T TO D ECEA SED ’S IN TERESTS U N D ER TERM S O F A W ILL Land / Block Shares to be vested Proportion to be vested Name and address of beneficiary Releationship to deceased Page 14 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 21 MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application may be lodged w...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
MLC Form 22 Application for succession2
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)
Discussion on Whānau Trusts
01 Feb 2013 | NewsSecond, although those interests are small they have been able to link us back into the various communities which our grandparents and great-grandparents had ties to. The Māori Land Court via its Māori Land Online website can now physically locate the blocks.
MLC 150 years of the Maori Land Court
Another important type of case was a partition, or the division of a Māori land block into smaller sections. Most Māori land blocks have been repeatedly partitioned and repartitioned since the original investigation of title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
2026 02 28 Notification of Applications Over 6 months old in MLC MAC
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
2025 11 30 5.11 report
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).