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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.

  Rapua a Pātaka Whenua Search Pātaka Whenua Search the court record online in Pātaka Whenua.

Located in:  The court record

Pātaka Whenua webinars Waikato-Maniapoto Māori Land Court kaimahi, jointly with 155 Community Law, delivered a webinar series introducing Pātaka Whenua with a live presentation of up-to-date search capability and online filing demonstrations.

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Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023.

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Te tuku uiui Submit an enquiry online Send us an enquiry online in Pātaka Whenua.

Located in:  Contact us

Another project which has just been launched on the Māori Land Online website by Te Puni Kōkiri and the Ministry of Justice is the Māori Land Geographic Information System (MLGIS) project.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

  Te tuku uiui Submit an enquiry online Send us an enquiry online in Pātaka Whenua.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings

  Te tuku uiui Submit an enquiry online Submit an enquiry online in Pātaka Whenua.

Located in:  Our application process Access our services

Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner

The judge or registrar may issue an order giving the whāngai child the right to occupy a family home on the land, or to receive all or part of any income from the land interest, or both.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner