MLC 2023 Glossary of terms
search=sw_096be8ed81ba3f12_20_25_se&p=1&sr=1 Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
search=sw_096be8ed81ba3f12_20_25_se&p=1&sr=1 Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Te tuku uiui Submit an enquiry online Send us an enquiry online in Pātaka Whenua.
Rapua a Pātaka Whenua Search Pātaka Whenua Search the court record online in Pātaka Whenua.
The new technology allows you to submit applications and enquiries online, find maps, and search ownership information online wherever you may be.
Te tuku uiui Submit an enquiry online Submit an enquiry online in Pātaka Whenua.
There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
The website is also the gateway to our online portal Pātaka Whenua. In Pātaka Whenua, you can find information about your whenua, search the court record, make an application or enquiry online and pay the application filing fee.
Under section 210 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, trust assets must be held for Māori community purposes.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
The cost for this application is $24. Apply online Download the application form Succession and whāngai Whāngai is a Māori custom where a child is raised by someone other than their birth parents – in many cases, by a blood relative.
Succession applications are made under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and the Māori Land Court Rules 2011. 1.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-succession.pdf (508 kb)