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The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.

Check our website to see whether online applications are available at the time you make your application.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)

On this page Records available for viewing Making copies of the court record Records available for viewing Most of the record is available to the public for viewing in hard copy.

Located in:  The court record

Te uru ki te pūkete puka Access the physical record Read about the records that are available to view in hard copy.

Located in:  Māori land

Our team committed many hours of overtime to entering new applications into Pātaka Whenua and progressing applications towards resolution.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

You can apply to create a whānau trust through an application for succession, or as a stand-alone application.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

You can request copies of land records registered with them.

Located in:  The court record

The rapid pace of Treaty settlements has created challenges for the Tribunal, and the number of the applications in the Māori Land Court continues to rise as well.

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

You also need to notify any party named in the application and any person affected by the application.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Simple-and-uncontested-succession-applications-web-version.pdf (183 kb)

In such a case the applicants would be wise to check the local authority district plan to see whether any restrictions on land use may be applicable to the area proposed for an urupā.

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