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On this page Pātaka Whenua Our district offices Land Information New Zealand Tōku Whenua reports Finding information about whenua can be a time-consuming exercise. Having a conversation with your whānau about your whenua and whakapapa can be helpful before getting started.

Located in:  Māori land

Awaiting Administrative Action A20190007011 8/08/2019 Tamati and Margaret Makara Whanau Trust - and orders constituting a whanau trust made at 99 Whangarei MB 34-36 (23/02/2004) - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Tainui Noble 1.

Documents/5-11-reports/2022-05-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.8 mb)

The preferable course is for a judge to disclose any such interest to parties in a proceeding and to seek the views of parties before making any final decision on recusal.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)

“Pātaka Whenua also enables a connectedness that has not existed before – whānau living in across the ditch and further afield will have the same access to the court record, a taonga tuku iho, as those who are able to visit us in person today.”

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 16 10:15 AM AP-20240000007330 133/93 Tawhirimatea Te Auripo Rewita Williams 155 Omarumutu Road, ToaToa, Opotiki (GS5C/1477 section 1 SD Plan 7971) - Change from General land to Māori freehold land 17 10:15 AM AP-20240000007331 214/93, 219/93, 222/93, 220/93 Tawhirimatea Te Auripo Rewita Williams 155 Omarumutu Road, ToaToa, Opotiki (GS5C/1477 Section 1 SD Plan 7971) - Constitute the Tawhiri and Kaa Williams Whānau trust...

Documents/Panui/55.-Taitokerau-10-April-2026.pdf (125 kb)

If you do not know the block name, you can search for this via the “Block Map” from the menu on the left side of your screen c.

Documents/Troubleshooting/Guest-User-Guide-v4.pdf (1.9 mb)

The fact that a party to proceedings before the Māori Land Court is in receipt of Special Aid is not a barrier to costs being awarded against them. 26.

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)

Generally speaking, where next of kin die before the person from whom succession is sought, the children of the next of kin are entitled to the share they would have received had they survived the deceased. 4 Notice of hearing While an applicant is not required to give formal notice of hearing to other beneficiaries, he or she is expected to consult with them and advise them of the application and when it is to be heard.

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

As a barrister, Judge Doogan represented a range of Māori clients before the Courts and the Waitangi Tribunal. Kaiwhakawā Miharo Armstrong Te Whānau a Apanui Judge Miharo Armstrong was appointed to the Māori Land Court on 1 August 2014.

Located in:  Who we are

Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua As people disappear from sight, the land remains Before settlers arrived in Aotearoa New Zealand, tangata whenua cared for whenua as kaitiaki, or guardians, as hapū and whānau collectives.