The opening ceremony began with karakia led by mana whenua kaumātua representative Cordry Huata (Ngāti Kahungunu) and whānau, who blessed each area of the building as guests were welcomed through the newly designed spaces.
The Māori Land Court is one of the oldest courts in
New Zealand and the work it does is central to the fabric of the Māori
community, and the Māori economy.”
“Judges who sit in this jurisdiction bring knowledge and a perspective that is
critical to the New Zealand judiciary and New Zealand law.
For more information about The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) and the work of Te Kooti Whenua Māori and updating the lists of potential owners for the four remaining SILNA Blocks Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, please see our SILNA page.
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.
To refine the results further, you can use the
triangle filter buttons to apply additional criteria with the filter pop-up boxes.
4māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Step 1
In the Pātaka Whenua portal, use the menu on the left side of the screen to click “Search”.
To refine the results further, you can use the
triangle filter buttons to apply additional criteria with the filter pop-up boxes.
5māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Step 1
In the Pātaka Whenua portal, use the menu on the left side of the screen to click “Search”.
To support these changes, the Ministry of Justice is updating its advice to those who
are summoned for jury duty.
The modified Jury Trial Protocol and Jury Trial Guidelines are available on the
Courts of NZ website.
