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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”.
Your application will be considered ‘uncontested’ when:
• it has been notified according to Māori Land Court Rules;
and
• it has been published in the Māori Land Court’s National
Pānui; and
• no one has objected to the application.
Te hono mamao ki te kōtitanga
Attending a court hearing remotely
Pānui mai mo te hono mamao ki te kōtitanga.
Ngā Kaiwhakawā
Our judges
Tūtaki mai ki ngā kaiwhakawā o Te Kooti Whenua Māori.
The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
into account the value of all buildings,
fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other
assets or funds relating to the land
• the value of the shares and interests
takes into account the relationships or
special circumstances of the parties
• the purchase money, if any, has been...
The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
into account the value of all buildings,
fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other
assets or funds relating to the land
• the value of the shares and interests
takes into account the relationships or
special circumstances of the parties
• the purchase money, if any, has been...
The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
into account the value of all buildings,
fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other
assets or funds relating to the land
• the value of the shares and interests
takes into account the relationships or
special circumstances of the parties
• the purchase money, if any, has been...
See also Ngawaka v Ngāti Rehua-Ngātiwai ki Aotea Trust Board (No 2) [2021] NZHC 291 at [43]–[47] and [58]
45 statutes referencing tikanga include the Oranga Tamariki Act 1989 (see s 2 definitions of “tikanga Māori” and “mana
tamaiti (tamariki)”); Resource Management Act 1991; and Taumata Arowai–the Water Services Regulator Act 2020.