Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Guest User Guide
Date produced: 14 August 2023
Last modified: 14 December 2023
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Guest User Guide
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
You do not need to register in Pātaka Whenua to be able to access information or make an application or enquiry.
There have, of course, been numerous ahu whenua trust orders with composite whānau trust-administered areas created since Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 gave statutory recognition to shareholdings within blocks according to discrete whakapapa groups.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following meeting of
assembled owners:
Whenua: Otonga 3
DATE: Saturday 16 August
TIME: 2 pm Chatham Islands time (1:15pm New Zealand time)
VENUE: The Den, Norman Kirk Memorial Reserve, Chatham Islands
Kaupapa:
The Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate
titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following meeting of
assembled owners:
Whenua: Otonga 3
DATE: Saturday 16 August
TIME: 2 pm Chatham Islands time (1:15pm New Zealand time)
VENUE: The Den, Norman Kirk Memorial Reserve, Chatham Islands
Kaupapa:
The Seymour whānau resolve to seek the full partition of the Otonga 3 block into 2 separate
titles, as represented on the sketch plan provided.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all beneficiaries of the above Māori reservation about the
following hui:
WHENUA: Horowhenua 11B36 2L4A (Part) also known as Horowhenua 11B36 Sec 2L4A -
Kawiu Marae
DATE: Sunday, 12 April 2026
TIME: 10:00 AM
VENUE: Kawiu Marae, 294 Kawiu Road, Levin 5510
Kaupapa:
1. Karakia Timatanga
2. Mihimihi
3. Meeting rules
4.
All other applications will
not be processed until the court reopens on Monday, 5 January 2026.
Step 1
Complete the required application form MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf and
if appropriate a request for fee waiver MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf
Step 2
Call the relevant district Duty Registrar regarding your urgent application.
Approximately 58 per cent of Māori land is currently held by governance entities provided for under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The Māori Land Court receives on average 1,600 applications per year in relation to the establishment and management of trusts and incorporations.