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You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

You can search for the following document types in Pātaka Whenua: • Derivation search report • Historic record sheet • National Pānui • Special Pānui • Survey Plan • Judgment • Orders • Minute • Minute Book Index • Historic Ownership Schedule • Historic Memorial Schedule Accessing Pātaka Whenua Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”....

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-document-v1-6.pdf (2.6 mb)

If you would like to register, the step-by-step guide Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user is available to assist you in the Pātaka Whenua guidance area of the Māori Land Court website. The report is requested from the Ownership information page.

How-do-I-user-guides/Download-an-ownership-details-report-v1-3.pdf (964 kb)

Some people become landowners when land is gifted or transferred to them.

Located in:  Māori land

This is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.

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

Associate Minister of Māori Development Nanaia Mahuta today announced Judge Caren Fox as the new Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Pīra Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Māori Appellate Court Sitting At Rotorua Māori Land Court, Hauora House, 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua Tuesday, 13 May 2025 Māori Appellate Court Coram Deputy Chief Judge C T Coxhead (Presiding) Judge S F Reeves Judge A H C Warren PĀNUI NO.

Documents/Panui/9-v2.-Te-Whakamaene-13-May-2025.pdf (144 kb)

He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Pīra Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Māori Appellate Court Sitting At Rotorua Māori Land Court, Hauora House, 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua Tuesday, 13 May 2025 Māori Appellate Court Coram Deputy Chief Judge C T Coxhead (Presiding) Judge S F Reeves Judge A H C Warren PĀNUI NO.

Documents/Panui/9.-Te-Whakamaene-13-May-2025.pdf (144 kb)

The Māori Land Court, alongside our partner agencies, are here to support you and your whānau throughout your whenua journey.

Located in:  Māori land

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 Māori Appellate Court Sitting At Whangārei Māori Land Court, Level 1, 16 Rathbone Street, Whangārei Monday, 24 June 2024 Māori Appellate Court Coram Judge W W Isaac (Presiding) Judge M J Doogan Judge R P Mullins PĀNUI NO.

Documents/Panui/35-v2.-Te-Whakamaene-Special-Appellate-Court-24-June-2024.pdf (115 kb)