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In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.

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

Full names of owner's children: a. b. c. d. e. f.

Documents/Forms/Whakapapa-Form.pdf (507 kb)

māorilandcourt.govt.nz 1 In the Pātaka Whenua portal, you can submit an enquiry to the Māori Land Court whether you are a registered or guest user.

How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-enquiry-v1-6.pdf (1.1 mb)

TAIRĀWHITI PĀNUI Contact Details Office Tairāwhiti Address 37 Gladstone Road Mailing address DX Box: PX10106, Gisborne Phone 06 869 0370 Email mcltairawhiti@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Sitting The following special sitt...

Documents/Panui/12.-Tairawhiti-2-December-2025.pdf (138 kb)

We work together to help you get the information you need – no matter how or where you contact us. If you'd like to give us feedback or make a complaint about our service today, please contact us on our website at https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/our-o�ces/ Excellence We’re here to help you.

Uploads/MOJ0624_Customer-Charter-A3-Landscape-MLC_Customer-Service_v3.pdf (1.6 mb)

Its purpose was to register all outstanding Māori Land Court orders relating to Māori land ownership in LINZ.

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

Current practice notes include: Ngā whakahuatanga o ngā whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori Citation of decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court A guide to how decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court should be cited.

Located in:  Who we are Our rules and legislation

The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership.

Hātepe 6 Ina kite koe i te ingoa kaipupuri tika e whakaaturia ana ki te wāhi Search results, pāwhiria te nama i te tīwae Owner name kia huaki ai te whārangi mōhiohio kaipupuri.

How-do-I-user-guides/Te-reo-Maori/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-5-Maori-web.pdf (2 mb)

Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.