Accessing Pātaka Whenua Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust
Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation the Māori Land Court operates under.
The forms are available to print via the Māori Land Court website. A link to this is also provided in the banner shown above the selection box.
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
If you would like to register, the step-by-step guide Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user is available to assist you in the Pātaka Whenua guidance area of the Māori Land Court website. The report is requested from the block information page.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-a-Block-Transfer-Shares-Report-v1-4.pdf (2.5 mb)
If you would like to register, the step-by-step guide Become a registered Pātaka Whenua user is available to assist you in the Pātaka Whenua guidance area of the Māori Land Court website. The report is requested from the block information page.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-a-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1-6.pdf (2.7 mb)
Fees vary across applications. Application fees are set out in the Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 12:00 PM AP-20260000010686 338/93 Trustees of Te Rūnanga a Rangitāne o Wairau Trust Section 23 Block III Taylor Pass Survey - To set apart land as a Māori reservation for the purpose of a urupā
Documents/Panui/19.-Te-Waipouanamu-24-September-2026.pdf (110 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP19 11:00 AM AP-20230000023000 A20220009324 338(1)/93 338(7)/93 Charlotte Turia Taumatamahoe 2B 2B No 19C Block - Set land apart as a Maori Reservation for the purposes of a Marae, urupa and other specified purposes SP20 11:00 AM AP-20230000023069 A20220014302 215/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Marilyn Ngawini Davis Taumatamahoe 2B2B19C - Constitute Ahu Whenua Trust and appoint Marilyn Ngawini Davis, Gordon...
Succession to Māori land interests can be complex for whānau and for whāngai, and Māori land is often owned by members of different whānau (with different views on whāngai succession).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
