Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
You can search for the following document types in Pātaka Whenua:
• Derivation search report
• Historic record sheet
• National Pānui
• Special Pānui
• Survey Plan
• Judgment
• Orders
• Minute
• Minute Book Index
• Historic Ownership Schedule
• Historic Memorial Schedule
Accessing Pātaka Whenua
Step 1
In your web browser, visit the MāoriLand Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click
the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”....
If you would like to register, the step-by-step guide Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user
is available to assist you in the Pātaka Whenua guidance area of the MāoriLand Court website.
The report is requested from the Ownership information page.
Download the MāoriLand Court glossary of terms.
He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the MāoriLand Court and the Waitangi Tribunal
Māori words for the MāoriLand Court and the Waitangi Tribunal prepared by Judge Alana Thomas.
Application forms are available from MāoriLand Court offices.
The application can include all Māoriland
interests in all MāoriLand Court districts,
including Māori incorporation shares.
Application forms are available from MāoriLand Court offices.
The application can include all Māoriland
interests in all MāoriLand Court districts,
including Māori incorporation shares.
Request for fee waiver, reduction or refund form Ō mātou tari a-rohe
Our district offices
Find your nearest district office.
Ngā puka tono
Application forms
Find the application form you need.
The survey will close at midnight on Sunday 20 July 2025 .
To access the MāoriLand Court User Survey, please click the following link:
MāoriLand Court User Survey 2025
If you have any questions, please contact us by email at te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz
This information helps us to find the correct records relating to your whānau and whenua so we can make sure the land is being transferred to the right people.
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māoriland)
trust order...
