This annual update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of
Justice, Wellington, New Zealand on 30 June 2017 and is intended to provide general information
only.
This annual update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of
Justice, Wellington, New Zealand on 30 June 2018 and is intended to provide general information
only.
The initial annual update for 2024 was produced by the Office of the
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, New Zealand on 30 June 2024.
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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.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua
Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono
a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Gisborne
Māori Land Court, 37 Gladstone Road, Gisborne
Friday, 6 December 2024
Judge N R Milner Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
The changes affect all trusts,
including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court
(such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing
trusts established before the law came into force.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP24 12:30 PM AP-20250000015380 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Ruatangata 1E1A Trust
Add Theresa Robinson, Leanne
Hiroti and Katarina Hiroti as advisory
trustees of the Ruatangata 1E1A
Trust
SP25 12:35 PM AP-20260000002261 86/93 Deputy
Registrar
He whakahounga ki tētahi moka i
te pūranga o te kooti
Amend a record of the court to
correct an error at 504 Aotea MB
154-157 dated 18 February 2025
regardi...
Original Grantees of the Hāwea/Wānaka SILNA Block
Note: Abode refers to the place of residence for the individual as listed in the Native Land
Register for the Wānaka Block 1895. The correct number of Original Grantees for the
Hāwea/Wānaka SILNA Block is 50.