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
Most follow this general order when working through the onlineportal submission:
• Introduction
• Applicant Details
• Application Details
• Hearing Schedule (if relevant or other application specific section)
• Upload Documents
• Application Summary
• Payment
• Confirmation
At the top of the screen is a progress bar.
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 onlineportal”.
Accessing Pātaka Whenua
Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Become a registered
Pātaka Whenua user
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Last modified: 16 December 2024
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Step 1
Once you have the Pātaka Whenua portal...
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2.3 Once you have entered the CAPTCHA details, click “Verify email”
Step 3
3.1 A verification code will be sent to the email that you entered
3.2 Enter this code into the field and press “Verify”
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3.3 Pātaka Whenua will automatically pick a “Username” for you.
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 onlineportal”.
Step 1
In the Pātaka Whenua portal, use the menu on the left side of the screen to click “Search”.
Pātaka Whenua
Our onlineportal
Visit Pātaka Whenua to find information about your whenua, search the court record, or send us an application or enquiry.
Click on the “Organisation ID” number (coloured green and underlined)
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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 onlineportal”.
Accessing Pātaka Whenua
Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Submitting an enquiry
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 16 December 2024
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Step 1
Guest users: Get started by clicking “Submit an enquiry” on the Pāt...
You can now search for the following document types in Pātaka Whenua:
• Derivation search
report
• Historic record sheet
• National Pānui
• Special Pānui
• Survey Plan
• Judgment
• Minute
• Historic Ownership Schedule
• Historic Memorial Schedule
• Minute Book Index
• Orders
Accessing the Portal
Click ‘Pātaka Whenua – our onlineportal’ tab.
