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)
If you do not know the block name, you can search for this via the “Block Map” from the menu on the left side of your screen c.
Read the Search for a block guide for help on how to search by land block.
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).
If you only need guidance to request and download the report, this begins on page 4. 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)
If you only need guidance to request and download the report, this begins on page 4. 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)
TIP: There may be multiple results for one owner, the Block Name column may help you find the ownership you are looking for.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-5.pdf (2 mb)
LAND BLOCK Any land that has its own title: • Māori Customary Land • Māori Freehold Land • General Land held by Māori • General Land • Crown Land • Crown Land reserved for Māori LAND LOCKED BLOCK Block of land that does not have any legal access.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
As an example, in the Taitokerau District of the Māori Land Court, minute books were maintained for Auckland, the Bay of Islands, Kaikohe, Kaitaia and Whangārei as well as for the District Māori Land Board and for the Bay of Islands Consolidation scheme.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
Retention and disposal schedules for Land Information New Zealand6 and the schedule for Court records7 provide some relevant precedent for this appraisal, as the Māori Land Court is responsible for title administration as well as being a court of record. 1.7.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
