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
Howto access Pātaka Whenua as a Guest User. You can use the Guest User function for:
• Block Map
• Search
• Block
• Document
• Management structure
• Ownership
• Submit an Enquiry
• Submit an Application
Step 1
1.1 Click “Pātaka Whenua – our online portal” tab
1.2 Scroll down and click on “here” to get straight into Pātaka Whenua
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
1.3 On the left-hand side of the page you will see:
Step 2
Searc...
Step 1
1.1 After logging into Pātaka Whenua as a registered user, on the left side click “Search” then “Block” – this will
take you to the Block Search
1.2 In the “Block Name” field, start typing the name of the block.
If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer
the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from
the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to
those entitled.
If an owner with Māori Land interests is deceased, and a succession has not previously been dealt with by the Court or a
Registrar, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s
Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
The class also encompasses all records to do with the use of land and with processes to change
Māori land titles since the inception of the Māori Land Court.
Also,
remedies available to the Māori Land Court have been expanded.
Benefits The Māori Land Court is better placed to assess the cultural
implications of how interests in Māori land should be dealt with.
The Heretaunga block created a national
scandal, as it was seen as an example of how
a ‘land ring’ could acquire large areas of landto the detriment of small settlers.
Pātaka Whenua gives you the ability tosearch and access Māori land information, submit an enquiry and file a Court application from anywhere at any time.
