Aorere Accretion determination of status and ownership of land
The land marked ‘accretion’ shows the newly formed land.
Search results for "finding our lands"
Te noho i tō whenua
Occupy your land
A registrar will update our records and return one copy to you with our endorsement.
Te tūhonotanga o te tangata ki tōna whenua
Connecting whānau to the whenua
Pātaka Whenua Our online portal Visit Pātaka Whenua to find information about your whenua, search the court record, or send us an application or enquiry.
MLC 2017 Minute Book Abbreviations
Māori Land Court A GUIDE TO OUR MINUTE BOOK ABBREVIATIONS MLC-FS1- Māori Land Court Minute Book Guide – 10/05/2017.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
He kōrero nā tō mātou Kaiwhakawā Matua rāua ko te Pae Matua
Message from our Chief Judge and Pae Matua
10 May 2023
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The website is also the gateway to our online portal Pātaka Whenua. In Pātaka Whenua, you can find information about your whenua, search the court record, make an application or enquiry online and pay the application filing fee.
Me kōrero mai kanohi ki te kanohi
Talk to us in person
If you prefer to talk kanohi ki te kanohi, you can visit us in person at one of our nine offices. If you're unable to travel to one of our offices, you can attend one of our paneke.
2023.10.17 MLC Special Aid Practice Note FINAL
I am pleased to confirm that I have approved the release of a new Practice Note covering lawyers appointed and paid for under the Māori Land Court’s Special Aid Fund. I attach the new Practice Note for your records and advise that you may also find a copy on the new Māori Land Court website.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
Te haere atu ki te hui takawaenga
Attending mediation
Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation the Māori Land Court operates under.
Ngā tohutohu hei rapu i te pūkete kōti i Pātaka Whenua
Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua
If you’re making a whenua timeline you can access historical information of that whenua as recorded in the Māori Land Court (or our predecessor, the Native Land Court).
Ngā wenewene mō te whenua Māori
Disputes about Māori land
Our ngā mātāpono values guide our process, and we hope that all parties embody them as they enter and exit mediation hui together with the goal of finding solutions.