Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz or phone 09 279 5850 to make an appointment
You can search for the following document types in Pātaka Whenua:
• Derivation search report
• Historic record sheet
• National Pānui
• Special Pānui
• Survey Plan
• Judgment
• Orders
• Minute
• Minute Book Index
• Historic Ownership Schedule
• Historic Memorial Schedule
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”....
To make sure that the minute is accurate, court hearings are recorded. To help us accurately record the kōrero, please move to the front of the court room when speaking and speak as clearly as possible.
You can now search for the following document types in Pātaka Whenua:
• Derivation search
report
• Historic record sheet
• National Pānui
• Special Pānui
• Survey Plan
• Judgment
• Minute
• Historic Ownership Schedule
• Historic Memorial Schedule
• Minute Book Index
• Orders
Accessing the Portal
Click ‘Pātaka Whenua – our online portal’ tab.
However, the reality was that some of our Māori Land Court staff were ill-equipped to do this due to both a lack of resources, and a lack of access to court records. While the Ministry of Justice tried to disseminate resources such as laptops and tablets, preference was given to the courts dealing with priority proceedings.
The judge may also order any person to provide copies of records, reports, and reasons for decisions related to the incorporation, and to assist the examining officers with their review.
The special bond between Māori people and the
land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the
records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the
whakapapa of all Māori.
The special bond between Māori people and the
land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the
records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the
whakapapa of all Māori.
The special bond between Māori people and the
land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the
records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the
whakapapa of all Māori.
Justice Joe Williams himself was the Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court before his appointment to the higher courts, and indeed the Chief Judge before him, the Honourable Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie, is also an alumnus. And although the records on the earliest Judges of the Court are often incomplete, it appears that Judge Hugh Fraser Ayson was the first VUW graduate to be appointed as a Judge of this Court.
