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).
Hātepe 6 Ina kite koe i te paraka tika e whakaaturia ana ki te wāhi Search results, pāwhiria te nama Block ID kia haere ai koe ki te whārangi mōhiohio paraka.
How-do-I-user-guides/Te-reo-Maori/Search-for-a-block-v1-4-Maori-web.pdf (3.2 mb)
Search for a block You can find help when searching in the Search for a block guide here.
You can search the database using the following categories: • Block • Document • Management Structure • Ownership Search by Block You can use the block search option if you know either the block name, block ID, district, land status type, state, LINZ title reference, or a combination of the options.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)
...portal” tab 1.2 Scroll down and click on “here” to get straight into Pātaka Whenua māorilandcourt.govt.nz 1.3 On the left-hand side of the page you will see: Step 2 Search – when you click on “Search” you can search for block, document, management structure and ownership māorilandcourt.govt.nz TIP: If you want to submit a new search, click “Close” in the top right-hand corner of the screen otherwise you will keep gett...
For detailed steps on using the Search menu to find a block, please refer to the Search for a Block guide available in the same guidance area as above.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-a-Block-Transfer-Shares-Report-v1-4.pdf (2.5 mb)
For detailed steps on using the Search menu to find a block, please refer to the Search for a Block guide available in the same guidance area as above.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-a-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1-6.pdf (2.7 mb)
Searching with only Block District, Ownership Category, or Ownership Type without a name or ID may produce a large number of search results.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)
If you’re making a whenua timeline you can access historical information of that whenua as recorded in the Māori Land Court (or our predecessor, the Native Land Court). For help on how to search for a land block: You can watch the Search for a block video guide or read the Search for a block written guide.
Step 1 1.1 After logging into Pātaka Whenua as a registered user, on the left side click “Search” then “Block” – this will take you to the Block Search 1.2 In the “Block Name” field, start typing the name of the block.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)
