New Near Match search videos now available
18 Mar 2026 | NewsWe’ve released four new short videos to help our users search the Māori Land Court record using Near Match search in Pātaka Whenua.
We’ve released four new short videos to help our users search the Māori Land Court record using Near Match search in Pātaka Whenua.
The Māori Land Court is New Zealand’s oldest and longest established specialist court.
They have the media contacts for the Māori Land Court and New Zealand’s judges. Ministry of Justice media centre Contact the media centre by phone on 04 918 8836 or email media@justice.govt.nz.
For further clarification please contact: District Office: Level 2, Bank of New Zealand Centre, 354-358 Victoria Street, DX Box GX 10101, HAMILTON PH: (07) 957 7880 Fax: (07) 957 7881 Email: mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz SDec3/2023
Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI 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 ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Judicial Conference At Thames Ministry of Justice, District Court, Queen Street Thames Monday, 4 December 2023 Judge R P Mullins, Presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SDec1 11.00am AP-20230000031868 67/93, 18(1)(d)/93 Rikirangi Johnson & Hector Johnson as truste...
Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023.
Case Manager: Aidan Edwards aidan.edwards@justice.govt.nz For further clarification please contact: District Office: Level 2, Bank of New Zealand Centre, 354-358 Victoria Street, DX Box GX 10101, HAMILTON PH: (07) 957 7880 Fax: (07) 957 7881 Email: mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz SDec5/1-5/2/2023 mailto:aidan.edwards@justice.govt.nz
Case Manager: Aidan Edwards aidan.edwards@justice.govt.nz For further clarification please contact: District Office: Level 2, Bank of New Zealand Centre, 354-358 Victoria Street, DX Box GX 10101, HAMILTON PH: (07) 957 7880 Fax: (07) 957 7881 Email: mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz SDec9/2023 mailto:aidan.edwards@justice.govt.nz
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