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  Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.

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HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed in the Office of the Chief Registrar; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) You must supply a list of affected parties to this application by completing the attached List of Affected Parties; (iv) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you ar...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-12-Chief-judge.pdf (92 kb)

There are perhaps 20 or 30 large and successful trusts and incorporations, which are an exception to this.

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  Rapua a Pātaka Whenua Search Pātaka Whenua Search the court record online in Pātaka Whenua. Paneke Upcoming paneke Find out when the next paneke is coming to your area.

Located in:  The court record

A large amount of our record is accessible using our online portal, Pātaka Whenua. However, there are some records that are only available for viewing in hard copy at our offices, and some that are too fragile to be viewed at all.

If you are wanting to convert Māori customary land into freehold land, you can apply to the Court under section 132 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act.

Located in:  Māori land

This certification should be filed with an application for succession (when grant of administration held) on form 21, and replaces Schedule 1 of that form.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (378 kb)

TRUST REVIEW Within one year of the establishment of this trust, the trustees shall apply to the court for a review of the trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)

Pātaka Whenua is the online portal that holds the Māori Land Court electronic record, which includes minutes and orders.

Located in:  The court record

Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.

Documents/Panui/March-2026-National-Panui.pdf (2.6 mb)