1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for a block Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 25 July 2024 This guide covers two ways to search for a block in the Pātaka Whenua online portal: • using the Search menu to find a block (page 2), • locating it visually with the Block Map (page 4).
Read our separate factsheet Transferring Māori Land Shares for more information. To download it, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/about-mlc/publications SUCCESSION TO SHARES Shares in a Māori incorporation are deemed to be shares in Māori land, and succession is arranged in the same way as for Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
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 applicati...
Documents/Troubleshooting/Registered-User-Guide-v2.pdf (956 kb)
māorilandcourt.govt.nz 1 In the Pātaka Whenua portal, you can submit an application to the Māori Land Court regardless of whether you are a registered or guest user.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
māorilandcourt.govt.nz 1 This step-by-step guide will help you through the steps to become a registered Pātaka Whenua user. Being a registered user means you can: • Create and submit applications online
How-do-I-user-guides/Become-a-registered-Pataka-Whenua-user-v1-9.pdf (1.1 mb)
Description Date Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 23/09/2024 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand – National List 19/05/2023 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 19/07/2022 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 08/10/2021 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 30/06/2018 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand - National List 30/06/2017 Māori Land Blocks in New Zealand – National List 30/...
An administrative structure similar to a company for managing Māori land vested in it by the Māori Land Court. 5.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
The benefits of a whenua tōpū trust include: there are more opportunities to use the land the land is held as a community asset and any funds are used to benefit the community the trust becomes the single point of contact for the land, and the trust is a legal entity and trustees can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
There is no cost to apply for a fee waiver, reduction, or refund.
For more information about individual incorporations you will need to contact your local Māori Land Court.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2024-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (29 kb)
