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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.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
During the Māori Freehold Land Registration Project, the Court came across a number of instances of this kind. In a small number of cases with the consent of the owners of the land the Court was able to formalise the situation.
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Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,123 1,479 4,178 81,661.3200 (57%) 61,327.6433 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,313 1,740 2,254 97,553.7494 (76%) 30,265.1933 (24%)
Waiariki 2,205 2,497 2,887 287,231.8928 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2023.pdf (186 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato Maniapoto 12 48.2919
Waiariki 1 8.0937
Tairāwhiti 1 1.6313
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 15 659.1240
Te Waipounamu 0 0.000
Total 35 755.9106
Māori Freehold Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5,405 147,928.8388
Waikato Maniapoto 3,727 124,159.1323
Waiariki 5,113 305,887.6350
Tairāwhiti 5,347 270,279.8789
Tākitimu 1,360 87,954.2904
Aotea 3,995...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%)
Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2,889 287,209.5956 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato Maniapoto 12 48.2919
Waiariki 1 8.0937
Tairāwhiti 1 1.6313
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 15 659.1240
Te Waipounamu 0 0.000
Total 35 755.9106
Māori Freehold Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5,405 147,928.8388
Waikato Maniapoto 3,727 124,159.1323
Waiariki 5,113 305,887.6350
Tairāwhiti 5,347 270,279.8789
Tākitimu 1,360 87,954.2904
Aotea 3,995...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%)
Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2,889 287,209.5956 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,123 1,479 4,178 81,661.3200 (57%) 61,327.6433 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,313 1,740 2,254 97,553.7494 (76%) 30,265.1933 (24%)
Waiariki 2,205 2,497 2,887 287,231.8928 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2022.pdf (186 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,125 1,487 4,182 81,945.9096 (57%) 61,068.5932 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,315 1,744 2,251 97,621.4046 (76%) 30,218.9985 (24%)
Waiariki 2,216 2,508 2,886 287,361.0526 (89%) 36,3...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2023-05-19-MoJ-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-ver-1.pdf (227 kb)
Te Tiratū are made up of a
number of Puna Kōrero/Puna Kōrero Matua and
District Administrators based in the district offices.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
