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Once you've confirmed these details, you can find further information through the following sources: Pātaka Whenua Pātaka Whenua is the online portal that holds the Māori Land Court electronic record, which includes minutes and orders.

Located in:  Māori land

Another project which has just been launched on the Māori Land Online website by Te Puni Kōkiri and the Ministry of Justice is the Māori Land Geographic Information System (MLGIS) project.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

We hold court sittings, paneke, outreach hui, and trustee training sessions, both kanohi ki te kanohi and online. 

You can contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post.

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/National-Panui-February-2026-Revised.pdf (2.5 mb)

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/National-Panui-February-2026.pdf (2.5 mb)

You are welcome to join online if you are unable to attend in person. Zoom link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85040564871?

Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (64 kb)

Judgments of the Māori Land Court are published in Pātaka Whenua, our online portal, and in the Ministry of Justice's decisions finder.

Located in:  The court record

The term mana motuhake is a term that encompasses all of the above elements, but serves to point out that mana is something that applies to Māori people of Aotearoa and to them only.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)

if the need arises, the owners can apply to the Māori Land court to have the land declared a public road.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)