In Pātaka Whenua, you can find information about your whenua, search the court record, make an application or enquiry online and pay the application filing fee.
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownersh...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownersh...
In the English version, Māori are said to have ceded
the sovereignty of New Zealand to Britain; Māori give the Crown an exclusive right to buy lands they
wish to sell, and, in return, are guaranteed full rights of ownership of their lands, forests, fisheries and
other possessions; and Māori are given the rights and privileges of British subjects.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 10:00 AM A20120012542
12/75 Chief
Executive of
the Ministry for
Culture and
Heritage
Determination of ownership of
ngā taonga tūturu found at
Ruby Bay Beach, Tasman,
Nelson and others
SP2 10:00 AM A20160001089 12/75 Chief
Executive of
the Ministry for
Culture and
Heritage
Determination of ownership of
taonga tūturu (Waka) found at
Anaweka Estuary
SP3 10:00 AM A20120011751 11/75
12/75
Chief
Executive of
the Ministry fo...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 10:00 AM A20120012542
12/75 Chief
Executive of
the Ministry for
Culture and
Heritage
Determination of ownership of
ngā taonga tūturu found at
Ruby Bay Beach, Tasman,
Nelson and others
SP2 10:00 AM A20160001089 12/75 Chief
Executive of
the Ministry for
Culture and
Heritage
Determination of ownership of
taonga tūturu (Waka) found at
Anaweka Estuary
SP3 10:00 AM A20120011751 11/75
12/75
Chief
Executive of
the Ministry fo...
The scope of the review focuses on four key areas:
• Ownership: Māori land owners are affiliated and engaged with the land;
• Governance: there are appropriate structures and trustees with expertise to
support effective decision-making;
• Access to resources: resources are available to enact decisions; and
• Utilisation: the better utilisation of Māori land is enabled.
If an owner of Māori freehold land in multiple ownership has paid more than their share of water services changes, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a “charging order” to recover the excess amount paid.
Traditional whenua boundaries of hapū and whānau were changed and not all members were granted ownership. Individual landownership made it easier for settlers to buy and sell land.
