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.
We’ve released four new short videos to help our users search the Māori Land Court record using Near Match search in Pātaka Whenua.
māorilandcourt.govt.nz Forgot Password Guide Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court If you forget your password, please follow these instructions.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Forgot-Password-Guide-v1.pdf (349 kb)
If you’ve been dealing directly with a Māori Land Court staff member, we suggest you get in touch with them first.
Chief Judge Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson are very happy to release the first Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Annual Report, covering the period from Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023.
If you have forgotten your username, you will need to contact the Māori Land Court by email at MLCTeWaharoa@justice.govt.nz.
How-do-I-user-guides/Forgotten-password-help-v1-5.pdf (1.2 mb)
The Honourable Willie Jackson, Minister for Māori Development made a formal announcement on 22 March 2023: New appointment to Māori Land Court bench | Beehive.govt.nz My congratulations, and congratulations on behalf of the Māori Land Court, to Judge Thomas.
Your key duties as a trustee are to: continue to grow the value of the land or shares without creating significant costs protect the assets of the trust.
Updated interim list of owners of the Toitoi SILNA Block Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District (South Island Landless Natives Act 1906) The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Toitoi Land (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) under Section 15 of Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
Chief Judge Fox was appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in 2010, and as the Chief Judge of the Court in 2023.
On that island I see te iwi Māori walking proudly within their own Māori world and over their own land. So, I suggest to you now, if your vision of an island is similar to mine, we must grasp an oar and get on board this waka we share so that we can row together towards that island.