1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for a block Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 19 November 2025 This guide covers two ways to search for a block in the Pātaka Whenua online portal: • using the Search menu to find a block • Near Match Search (page 1), • Exact Match Search (page 4), • locating it visually with the Block Map (page 7).
Apply online Download the application form Land based trusts and incorporations Tarati ahu whenua Ahu Whenua trust An ahu whenua trust enables collective guardianship of one or more land blocks on behalf of landowners.
The MLC makes an order, which can be registered with Toitū Te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand (LINZ). 6.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Tono tuihono Apply online Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
More information To find out more about Māori land trusts, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trust-and- incorporations Or you can visit your local MLC office or attend an offsite clinic.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
However, if the document needs to be registered against Toitū Te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) title12 to the land, then every trustee must sign it.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
You can submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua. You can download and edit these PDF forms for the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court applications and email or mail them to us.
Information from Māori Land Online also provides the names of various trustees of blocks in which we hold interests and contact has been made with some of them.
Metadata Title: National Register of Māori Incorporations for New Zealand Date of data: 30 June 2025 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz) Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from Pātaka Whanau of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand This data forms p...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)
