Legislative changes affecting incorporations Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021 Register of interest and annual declaration Māori incorporations must establish and maintain an interests register for the Māori land held by the incorporation.
Pātaka Whenua Guidance Registered User Guide Date produced: 15 August 2023 Last modified: 13 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Registered User Guide Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court Being a registered user means you can: • Create and submit applications online • Save and return to your incomplete applications • Track progress on your applications • Pay filing fees • Submit enquiries • Receive notifications on your applications and enquiries fro...
Documents/Troubleshooting/Registered-User-Guide-v2.pdf (956 kb)
REGISTERED/AUTHENTICATED USER A user who has registered in the portal.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
What you can do in Pātaka Whenua You do not need to register or log in to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua.
An easement order can be registered by the court free of charge with LINZ.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
You can request copies of land records registered with them.
Persons who are not allowed to be trustee: 3.8 The following are persons not entitled to act as trustees: 3.8.1 3.8.2 3.8.3 3.8.4 3.8.5 3.8.6 Persons under 18 years of age; Undischarged bankrupts; Persons subject to a Compulsory Treatment Order under part 2 of the Mental Health Act 1992; Persons convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 6 months and whose sentence has not yet been served; Persons disqualified as a director of a company registered under th...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
Pātaka Whenua Guidance Download List of Current Owners Report Date produced: 5 October 2023 Last modified: 14 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz Download List of Current Owners Report Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court Below is a step-by-step guide on how to download a List of Current Owners Report on Pātaka Whenua as a registered user. If you are not a registered user, please visit our website for the “Become a registered user in Pātaka Whenua”...
Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)
Details as to how ownership of the land is to be apportioned after partition Details of notice of the application or proposal to the owners, the minutes of any meetings held for this purpose, and the amount of support for the proposal Copy of the current (certificate of) title (if any) of any land included in partition Local Authority approval (where applicable) Consents of owners Consents of Trustees (where applicable) Consent of Committee of Management of Māori Incorporation (where app...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (194 kb)
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing him/her as trustee for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 11 People who own the land jointly.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
