The MLC operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’). Trustees1 are bound by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act and the Trusts Act 2019.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
The whenua was out of Māori hands for generations. Now those descendants have come together to reconnect, with each other, with their whakapapa, and with the whenua.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP28 10:10 AM AP-20260000000207 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Pukekohatu 7B Ahu Whenua Trust Review of the Pukekohatu 7B Ahu Whenua trust SP29 10:10 AM AP-20260000000266 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Kaitangata 12E Trust Review of the Kaitangata 12E Trust SP30 10:10 AM AP-20260000000269 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Parihaka 22B Trust Review of the Parihaka 22B Trust SP31 10:10 AM AP-202600000002...
Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
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”. Accessing Pātaka Whenua Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 16 December 2024 Submitting an application https://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ https://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ māorilandcourt.govt.nz 2 Step 1 Guest users...
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
...113/93, 118/93 Bruce Te Haupa Maki Maryanne Mackey - Succession A20230008443 113/93, 117/93 Carmen Bridgette Edwards Mini Hinehou McKenzie also known as Mini Hine Hou McKenzie - Succession A20230006425 150A(3) (b)/93 Okahuatiu 1E Pt Ahu Whenua Trust Okahuatiu 1E and Section 2-3 Survey Office Plan 5149 block - Noting of Forestry Rights by the Registrar A20230006426 150A(3) (b)/93 Okahuatiu No 2E Ahu Whenua Trust Okauhuatiu No 2E block - Noting of Forestry Right...
Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
To support our people using Pātaka Whenua, we’ve added new Near Match search videos to our guidance page.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP8 10:00 AM AP-20250000004625 231/93 Awhina Bush Deborah Bush He arotakenga i te Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust Review of the Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust SP9 10:00 AM AP-20250000006314 240/93 Linda Leander Parnell He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust Removal of Awhina Derna Natalie Bush and Deborah Bush as responsible trustees of the Maungatautari 5A1C3B A...
Documents/Panui/15.-Waikato-Maniapoto-18-March-2026.pdf (126 kb)
Step 1 In the Pātaka Whenua portal, use the menu on the left side of the screen to click “Search”.
Pātaka Whenua Guidance Guest User Guide Date produced: 14 August 2023 Last modified: 14 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Guest User Guide Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court You do not need to register in Pātaka Whenua to be able to access information or make an application or enquiry.
