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To access the Māori Land Court User Survey, please click the following link: Māori Land Court User Survey 2025 If you have any questions, please contact us by email at te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz

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To access the survey, please click the following link: Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) - Court User Survey Māori Land Court User Survey 2025 If you have any questions, please contact us by email at te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz

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Now, landowners and other court users can choose to resolve disputes related to Māori land through a free tikanga-based dispute resolution service provided by the Māori Land Court.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (132 kb)

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Ngā Karere News 1 September 2025 | News He uiuinga whānui mā ngā kaiwhakamahi o Pātaka Whenua 2025 Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) – Court User Survey We want to hear about your experience using Pātaka Whenua and your views on how it's working for you. 28 August 2025 | News Ngā ara ture hou mā ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori i raro i te ture hou New legal pathways for Māori landowners under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 New legislation allows Māori landowners to...

The annual report reflects on what once again was very a busy year for the court, highlighting activity over the period, and giving insight into the collaborative efforts of the judiciary and the staff of the Māori Land Court to improve timeliness of outcomes for court users and to be a Māori Court that provides a shelter for the people, their land, and their kōrero.

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In Pātaka Whenua, you can submit an enquiry as a guest user, or you can create an account. If you create an account you will be able to track the progress of your enquiry, and you can return to it in future to submit further enquiries or applications.

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Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

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Paneke are an opportunity for court users based in smaller towns and centres to meet with our kaimahi and kōrero about: completing application forms submitting an enquiry searching the court record updates on current applications and enquiries updating information in Pātaka Whenua other services normally available at a Māori Land Court office.

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As the report discusses, this has been a difficult process and has led to delays that have affected landowners and other Court users. We are committed to ensuring that results in this area improve, and this will be documented over forthcoming annual reports of the Court.

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