Most Māori land records held by Māori Land Court
Most Māori land records are under kaitiaki of the Māori Land Court.
You can search for these records with the online portal Pātaka Whenua:
Pātaka Whenua - tā tātou tomokanga tuihono
Land Record Search holds some land records
You may be able to find some Māori land records through Land Record Search, for example:
- Crown purchase deeds
- Crown grants
- Provisional registers.
Before you search for Māori land records
Before you start to search you need to gather 3 pieces of information:
- the owner’s name
- the block name
- Māori Land Court District the land is located in.