Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interes...
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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.
You will also need to be clear what the plan is for building on
the land, including who the housing is for.
Contact a Māori Land Court offices for further information
about building on Māori land.
1 CJ Media statement, “Note from Chief Justice Winkelmann” released 25 March 2020. 2 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 23 March 2020. 3 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 20 April 2020. 4 Māori Land Court COVID-19 Court protocol as at 12 May 2020.
She was sworn in as the Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in August 2023. Her appointment to this role marks the first time since 1865 that a woman has led the Māori Land Court bench.
The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori
to assist owners of Māori Land to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.
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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
May 2023 | Haratua 2023
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP44 12:30PM AP-20240000012544 113/93
118/93
Hone Wiremu
Haare, Suzanne
Amelia Haare
He tauatanga ki a Pane Himiona
Succeed to the Māori land interests
of Pane Himiona also known as
Pane Heta or Haare(Fanny) or Pane
Haare or Fanny Himiona or Fanny
Heta or Fanny Haare
SP45 12:30PM AP-20240000012699 113/93
118/93
Lana Sharon
Reti
He tauatanga ki a James Wilcox
Reti
Succeed to the Māori land interests
of James Wilcox Reti als...
