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Ngā Karere News 18 March 2026 | News New Near Match search videos now available To support our people using Pātaka Whenua, we’ve added new Near Match search videos to our guidance page. 19 December 2025 | News Te Kooti Whenua Māori Pūrongo ā tau Matariki 2024 - Matariki 2025 Māori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2024 - Matariki 2025 Chief Judge Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson are pleased to release the third Māori Land Court Annual Report reflecting on the period Matariki 2024...

This package forms part of the funding towards the recovery for whenua Māori owners affected by Cyclone Gabrielle.

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Pātaka Whenua Guidance Download List of Current Owners Report Date produced: 5 October 2023 Last modified: 14 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Download List of Current Owners Report Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court Below is a step-by-step guide on how to download a List of Current Owners Report on Pātaka Whenua as a registered user.

Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)

s.315-326 Application Checklist For Acceptance All applications MUST:  Have all relevant sections of the form completed  Be dated  Be signed by the applicant(s) and/or Counsel  Have applicant(s) full contact details:  Contact address;  Phone details:  Home:  Mobile:  Email:  Other:  Where applicable have a statement of preferred place of hearing as opposed to District  Where appropriate and applicable, have proper witnessing  Appropriate fe...

Uploads/Application-checklist-315_326-for-easement_roadway.pdf (313 kb)

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.

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PREFERRED PLACE OF HEARING: SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT Dated: / / For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION FROM PROVIDING A SPECIAL VALUATION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 158 Form 26 Rule 11.4 Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 26 CONTACT DETAILS Contact Address: ..........................................................................................................................................

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-26-Exemption.pdf (183 kb)

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.

Our kaimahi can answer pātai and provide printed application forms, ownership lists, and publicly available court records.

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Prepare for court hearing AP-20230000027743 A20220014756 3/10/2022 Motairehe 1 and Motairehe 2B & 4A - Review of trust and variation of trust 45/93 Priscilla Bowater-Gudsell 5.

Documents/5-11-reports/2025-11-30-5.11-report.pdf (4.5 mb)

It is a good idea to ask them about: What land blocks you might be an owner in An accurate record of your whakapapa How you became an owner or beneficiary to your whenua.

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