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Near Match Search – this search will bring back search results on words that are close to the word you searched.

Located in:  The court record Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua

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.

Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-November-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)

This guide covers two ways to search for a document in Pātaka Whenua online portal: • Near Match Search (page 2), • Exact Match Search (page 5).

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-document-v1-7.pdf (1.2 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/2025-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (4.2 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.

Documents/Panui/0108423-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-March-2023-FINAL1.pdf (714 kb)

Choose the appropriate state to help narrow down search results. 3māorilandcourt.govt.nz Step 4 Once you have entered your search criteria, click “Search”.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-management-structure-v1-5.pdf (2 mb)

Accessing Pātaka Whenua Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-block-v1-4.pdf (3.2 mb)

Step 2 This will expand the Search menu. From the displayed options click on “Block”, which will open the Search block page.

How-do-I-user-guides/Download-a-Block-Transfer-Shares-Report-v1-4.pdf (2.5 mb)

Step 2 This will expand the Search menu. From the displayed options click on “Block”, which will open the Search block page.

How-do-I-user-guides/Download-a-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1-6.pdf (2.7 mb)

If you would like to register, the step-by-step guide Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user is available to assist you in the Pātaka Whenua guidance area of the Māori Land Court website. The report is requested from the Ownership information page.

How-do-I-user-guides/Download-an-ownership-details-report-v1-3.pdf (964 kb)