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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2025 | Hune 2025
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
to provide key statistics on Māori land, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land
(MCL) and Māori Freehold Land (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or
incorporations versus those that are not.
Contents:
Applications for hearing in SEPTEMBER | MAHURU 2024:
2 - 13 Te Rohe o Aotea
14 - 20 Te Rohe o Tairäwhiti
21 - 34 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
35 - 42 Te Rohe o Täkitimu
43 - 50 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
51 - 70 Te Rohe o Waiariki
71 - 84 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
85 - 90 Chief Judge Court Sittings
91 - 104 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar
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For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
SECTION:
APPLICA...
For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
DATE FILED:
SECT...
Office of the Chief Registrar
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Office of the Chief Registrar
Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower 141 The Terrace, Wellington
Mailing address DX Box SX 11203, Wellington
Phone 04 914 3102
Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga...
ROHE O TĀKITIMU
TE PĀNUI Ā-MOTU | NATIONAL PĀNUI
Noema | November
2026
Ngā ihirangi | Contents
Applications for hearing in Noema | November 2026
2 - 6 Descriptions of Application types by Section
7 – 50 Te Rohe o Aotea
51 – 67 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti
68 – 105 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
106 – 120 Te Rohe o Tākitimu
121 – 137 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
138 – 187 Te Rohe o Waiariki
188 –221 Te Rohe o W...
