For example, if your email is “māorilandcourt123@justice.govt.nz”, then Pātaka Whenua will pick your Username as “māorilandcourt123”. 3.4 You can change your “Username” if you prefer a different one.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Registered-User-Guide-v2.pdf (956 kb)
To complete an application form, you can print them out, or you can fill them in electronically on your computer or device, or through Pātaka Whenua .
If you have your syntax correct, staff can simply enter the reference into the records system and retrieve the minute or judgment • Try and establish a location for the hearing and the appropriate Māori Land Court District in which it was heard • If your minute can’t be found – you may be able to locate the decision based on the date it was delivered.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st day of July 2023 and specify brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st day of September 2025 and specify brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-September-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)
Close relationships Judges should recuse themselves if they are in a close relationship with litigants, legal advisors or witnesses in a case.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st of January 2024 and specify brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st day of May 2025 and specify brief details of your concerns.
If you think that you have been adversely affected by this process and wish to make representations on the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st day of June 2025 and specify brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-June-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
If you don’t agree with a decision made by the Māori Land Court, you can consider appealing the outcome of your application.
