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Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Search for a
management structure
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 19 November 2025
You do not need to be a registered Pātaka Whenua user in order to search and access
management structure information.
There are several ways you can pay:
Online
The easiest way to pay your application fee is online through Pātaka Whenua . You can do this as a registered or guest user.
I understand that in 2004, when the Hon John Tamihere was Minister of Lands, Cabinet approved the investment of approximately $30m in the MFLRP. Its purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.
Agencies such as the Māori Land Court, the Māori Trustee, Collections, and the Electoral Enrolment Centre all have separate databases with addresses of Māori land owners.
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This step-by-step guide will help you through the steps to become a registered Pātaka
Whenua user. Being a registered user means you can:
• Create and submit applications online
The Court may, on considering your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing
if the application has yet to be determined or for a rehearing if the application has already been determined.
If you are applying for an exemption from providing a special valuation, you’ll need to complete a form 26 with your vesting order application and pay an additional fee of $23.
Apply online
Download the application form (form 30)
Download the application form (form 31) Transferring land to someone who is not a member of the PCA
To transfer your land by gift or sale to a someone who is not a member of the preferred class of alienee (link to definition), you will need t...
Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Registered User Guide
Date produced: 15 August 2023
Last modified: 13 December 2023
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Registered User Guide
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Being a registered user means you can:
• Create and submit applications online
• Save and return to your incomplete applications
• Track progress on your applications
• Pay filing fees
• Submit enquiries
• Receive notifications on your applic...