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Pātaka Whenua Guidance
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Date produced: 8 December 2023
Last modified: 2 February 2024
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
You do not need to register in Pātaka Whenua to be able to access information or make an application or enquiry.
Accessing Pātaka Whenua
Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Search for a document
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 29 September 2025
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Step 1
In the Pātaka Whenua portal, use the menu on the left side of the screen to click “Search”.
Disputes can delay whānau connecting to and using whenua. Parties in a dispute can work with a mediator and include tikanga as a way to resolve the dispute outside of the courtroom.
[full name(s)],
apply pursuant to section 113 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (as provided for in Clause 15.6.2 of the Ngāi Tahu
Deed of Settlement and in accordance with the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993),
for determination of the successors to the deceased.
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He Aratohu mō Pātaka Whenua
Hei āwhina ina wareware
tō kupuhipa
Rā whakaputa: 25 Hūrae 2024
I whakahoungia: 25 o Hūrae 2024
Mēnā he kaiwhakamahi rēhita koe o Pātaka Whenua, me mōhio koe ki tō ingoa kaiwhakamahi
me tō kupuhipa e takiuru ai koe.
Pātaka Whenua
Our online portal
Visit Pātaka Whenua to find information about your whenua, search the court record, or send us an application or enquiry.
(state full name)
apply pursuant to section 113 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (as provided for in Clause 15.6.2 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of
Settlement and in accordance with the Court’s inquiry under section 29 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993), for
determination of the successors to the deceased.
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”.
Accessing Pātaka Whenua
Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides
Search for an ownership
Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 29 September 2025
https://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/
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Step 1
In the Pātaka Whenua portal, use the menu on t...
