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-management-structure-v1-7.pdf (2.1 mb)
MĀORI INCORPORATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
The Māori Land Court automatically sends a copy of all orders affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to keep land records up to date.
The Māori Land Court automatically sends a copy of all orders affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to keep land records up to date.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
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 A Special Sitting At Christchurch Māori Land Court, Justice and Emergency Services Precinct, 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Monday 30 September 2024 Judge W W Isaac Presiding Join Via Zoom Meeting ID: 849 4978 1892 | Passcode: 660739 PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/1-v2.-Te-Waipounamu-Special-30-September-2024.pdf (143 kb)
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 A Special Sitting At Christchurch Māori Land Court, Justice and Emergency Services Precinct, 20 Lichfield Street, Christchurch Monday 30 September 2024 Judge W W Isaac Presiding Join Via Zoom Meeting ID: 849 4978 1892 | Passcode: 660739 PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/1.-Te-Waipounamu-Special-30-September-2024.pdf (143 kb)
Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
But many do, and the key task in any reform of the Act will be to ensure that the Court retains an appropriate adjudicatory and facilitatory function, and that the succession process remains simple and transparent, as Māori have come to expect. Third, the report simply recommends that the Act contain provisions to address “barriers caused by excessive fragmentation of Māori land ownership interests” but does not make any specific suggestions.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
