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If you write to us about any of the above, we cannot directly help you, we are only able to advise you of the steps you may take to resolve your complaint.

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Pātaka Whenua Our online portal Visit Pātaka Whenua to find information about your whenua, search the court record, or send us an application or enquiry.

  An application to appeal a decision must be submitted within two months of the final decision of the Māori Land Court.

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the location of the site and any existing or proposed access track or road to that site by reference to boundaries, fences, areas of other occupation or landmarks and the approximate distances from them to the site.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-40-Occupation-order.pdf (138 kb)

Where land other than Māori land is to be exchanged a full description of that land so as to enable it to be clearly identified together with particulars of all encumbrances recorded against the land Where any piece of land to be exchanged is only part of the land comprised in a title, a plan defining the piece to be exchanged.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-35-Exchange-order.pdf (144 kb)

The Court has had to deal with a number of situations where an existing urupā is full and disputes have occurred where neighbours adjacent to the urupā object to an extension or encroachment onto their land.

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A sketch plan or diagram showing: The area of the portion to be partitioned out; and The position or locality of the partition relative to the whole block; and Any river, lake or seashore boundaries of the whole block; and The position of any easement or roadway required for access to the partitioned area.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (194 kb)

If you see any of your tīpuna listed below and know of their whakapapa lines, we would love to hear from you.

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However, the reality was that some of our Māori Land Court staff were ill-equipped to do this due to both a lack of resources, and a lack of access to court records.

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Both agencies are currently investigating these blocks which require significant research to rectify and they are included on the exclusion list pending final confirmation of their status.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)