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S Overall, an average Māori land block has a size of 52.64 ha and 111 owners.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

Te Puna Manawa Whenua outlines what they may need to know, understand, and do when hearing applications in the Māori Land Court. The name Te Puna Manawa Whenua can be translated to mean ‘the spring from deep underground.’

Located in:  Who we are Our rules and legislation

Updated interim list of owners of the Toitoi SILNA Block Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District (South Island Landless Natives Act 1906) The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Toitoi Land (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) under Section 15 of Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.

Documents/SILNA/Updated-interim-list-of-owners-of-the-Toitoi-Crown-Land-Block-VIII-Lords-River-Survey-District2.pdf (1.2 mb)

Individual land ownership made it easier for settlers to buy and sell land.

On the discretion to appoint trustees, that Court stated that ordinarily the Māori Land Court would give substantial weight to the views of the owners.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

This information provides landowners, community groups, and government bodies understand the state and management of the reported land type. Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)

They are now recognised as representative of Māori owners utilising land for residential purposes in dealings with local authorities and have achieved fairer provision in district plans for the residential development of Māori land.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

This includes our annual Māori Land Update, detailed Māori land information, Māori land spatial data.

Located in:  The court record

There are many ways Māori connect with and utilise whenua, depending on the economic, social, and cultural aspirations of the whānau for the whenua. The Māori Land Court, alongside our partner agencies, are here to support you and your whānau throughout your whenua journey.

Located in:  Māori land

In the past the Housing Corporation, and its replacement Housing New Zealand, have been prepared to finance the building of dwellings on Māori land by taking security over the house, provided that the borrower can obtain a licence to occupy from the owners or trustees, where the land is held in trust, for a term of at least 21 years.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles