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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.
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.
māorilandcourt.co.nz
Over the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24
December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday, 5 January 2026.
That written notice must be filed in the
Māori Land Court not later than 4pm, 9 January 2026
Any member of the preferred class of alienee who wishes to submit a tender for the purchase
of the said lands or enquire as to the terms of sale can do so by contacting the vendors
solicitor, being:
Connect Legal Taranaki
136 Powderham Street,
New Plymouth Central
New Plymouth 4310
If no notice is filed by the date set out above, the Court may confirm the alienati...
That written notice must be filed in the
Māori Land Court not later than 4pm, 9 January 2026
Any member of the preferred class of alienee who wishes to submit a tender for the purchase
of the said lands or enquire as to the terms of sale can do so by contacting the vendors
solicitor, being:
Connect Legal Taranaki
136 Powderham Street,
New Plymouth Central
New Plymouth 4310
If no notice is filed by the date set out above, the Court may confirm the alienation o...
Any member of the preferred class of alienee who wishes to submit a tender for the purchase of the said lands or enquire as to the terms of sale can do so by contacting the vendors solicitor, being:
Connect Legal Taranaki 136 Powderham Street, New Plymouth Central New Plymouth 4310
If no notice is filed by the date set out above, the Court may confirm the alienation of the land by way of sale.
This data only includes block information regarding Māori Customary, Māori Freehold and Aggregated Lands. It does not include information about
Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, Ownership Only, General Land owned by Māori, General Land or blocks pending internal review.
This data only includes block information regarding Māori Customary, Māori Freehold and Aggregated Lands. It does not include information about
Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, Ownership Only, General Land owned by Māori, General Land or blocks pending internal review.
This data only includes block information regarding Māori Customary, Māori Freehold and Aggregated Lands. It does not include information about
Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, Ownership Only, General Land owned by Māori, General Land or blocks pending internal review.
This data only includes block information regarding Māori Customary, Māori Freehold and Aggregated Lands. It does not include information about
Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, Ownership Only, General Land owned by Māori, General Land or blocks pending internal review.
