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The practice note demystifies what can appear a complex subject, and support both whānau and lenders to improve access to finance for development activity on whenua Māori.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

Where alternative statements are indicated, select the statement that applies If there is insufficient room on the form to provide all the required information you should continue your application on a separate sheet of paper; and Additional information – in addition to completing this form, if the application requires you to provide further information you must include all documents, information or evidence you wish the Court to consider. RESET FORM WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Thi...

Documents/SILNA/MLC-Form-01-APPLICATION-TO-DETERMINE-SUCCESSORS-FOR-SOUTH-ISLAND-LANDLESS-NATIVES-SILNA-LANDS-TOITOI.pdf (263 kb)

Pātaka Whenua Guidance Guest User Guide Date produced: 14 August 2023 Last modified: 14 December 2023 māorilandcourt.govt.nz 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.

Documents/Troubleshooting/Guest-User-Guide-v4.pdf (1.9 mb)

TIP: For Excel files, you will need to have access to software that can view the file type.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-block-v1-6.pdf (2.5 mb)

1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for an ownership Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 29 September 2025 You do not need to be a registered Pātaka Whenua user in order to search and access ownership information.

How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)

Tōku Whenua Reports Te Puni Kōkiri provide Tōku Whenua reports, which can help you find out what's possible for your whenua.  Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.

Located in:  The court record

Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.

Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-November-2023-web.pdf (671 kb)

We recommend that you keep these documents in a safe place, as they will help you decide what steps to take going forward. Some examples of steps you may consider include: continuing with a current application in the Māori Land Court submitting a further application to the Māori Land Court seeking advice or continuing with further mediation outside of the Māori Land Court investigating further options if you’re not satisfied with the outcome of mediation.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

If your land becomes landlocked (surrounded by other land that prevents access), you'll need to negotiate and formalise reasonable access with the surrounding property owners.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

Suppression of part of that record needs to be granted by a Judge. The Court’s adoption records are confidential and not available to the public.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)