For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz HE TONO MŌ TE TUKU ŌTA APPLICATION FOR VESTING ORDER Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 164 Form 30 Rule 11.13(1) Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ..............................................................
Nāku noa nā Dr C L Fox CHIEF JUDGE TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI TUHINGA ĀRAHI – KŌPOUTANGA RŌIA NĀ TE TAHUA ĀWHINA MOTUHAKE SPECIAL AID PRACTICE NOTE 17 October 2023 Hei tīmatanga kōrero Introduction 1.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
Pātaka Whenua is the online portal that holds the Māori Land Court electronic record, which includes minutes and orders.
The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.
When requesting minutes (or orders generated from those minutes) it is important to use the syntax adopted by the Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for a document Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 29 September 2025 You do not need to be a registered Pātaka Whenua user in order to search and access documents for information.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-document-v1-8.pdf (2.2 mb)
There may also be a court order included if the outcome was referred to a judge or registrar to action.
[full name(s)], apply pursuant to section 113 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (as provided for in Clause 15.6.2 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement and in accordance with the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993), for determination of the successors to the deceased.
Documents/SILNA/S113-29-93-Appln-to-Determine-Successors-for-SILNA-Lands-Hawea-Wanaka.pdf (407 kb)
Tono tuihono Apply online Apply to the Court online in Pātaka Whenua.
Whenua is integral to the identity of tangata whenua.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
