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
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
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1.3 On the left-hand side of the page you will see:
Step 2
Search – when you click on “Search” you can
Searching with
only Block District, Ownership Category, or Ownership Type without a name or ID may produce a
large number of search results.
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Step 4
Once you have entered your search criteria, click “Search”.
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Search by Ownership
You can use the ownershipsearch option if you know either the owner name, owner ID, block name, block ID, block
district, ownership category, ownership type, or a combination of the options.
See the back page of this factsheet for contact
details or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
Searching Māori Land Court records
Before a search, get as much information about the
deceased as possible.
Choose the
appropriate state to help narrow down search results.
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Step 4
Once you have entered your search criteria, click “Search”.
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Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Search for a block
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 25 July 2024
This guide covers two ways to search for a block in the Pātaka Whenua online portal:
• using the Search menu to find a block (page 2),
• locating it visually with the Block Map (page 4).
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 onli...
Ki te rapu anake
i te Takiwā Paraka, Rōpū Kaipupuri, Momo Kaipupuri rānei, me te kore e tāuru ingoa, pūtautohu
rānei, ka puta ko ngā hua rapu maha.
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Hātepe 4
Kia tāuru koe i ō paearu rapu, pāwhiria te “Search”.
Hātepe 5
Panuku whakararo i te whārangi kia kitea ai ngā Search results.
There
was a complicated search for alternatives from
around 1859-1862. In August 1862, the colonial
government, led by Alfred Domett, brought
a new Native Lands Bill before the House of
Representatives, which was enacted as the Native
Lands Act 1862.