For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners...
...Statistics
Blocks with a management structure have an average size of 106.88ha and average 209 beneficial
owners;
Blocks without a management structure have an average size of 15.03ha and average 46 owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 53.15ha and 114 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,963,143
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 1...
...Statistics
Blocks with a management structure have an average size of 107.17ha and average 203 beneficial
owners;
Blocks without a management structure have an average size of 14.78ha and average 45 owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 53.07ha and 111 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,919,068
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 1...
...Statistics
Blocks with a management structure have an average size of 107.53ha and average 204 beneficial
owners;
Blocks without a management structure have an average size of 14.83ha and average 45 owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 43.14ha and 111 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,866,332
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 1...
...Statistics
Blocks with a management structure have an average size of 107.53ha and average 204 beneficial
owners;
Blocks without a management structure have an average size of 14.83ha and average 45 owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 43.14ha and 111 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,866,332
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 1...
...Statistics
Blocks with a management structure have an average size of 107.17ha and average 203 beneficial
owners;
Blocks without a management structure have an average size of 14.78ha and average 45 owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 53.07ha and 111 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,919,068
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 1...
This model for the utilisation of multiply-owned Māori land had its origins in Taitokerau in 1989 where, under s 438 of the Māori Affairs Act 1953, a block was vested in a trust with exclusive use areas identified in a schedule to the trust order for whānau shareholding groups.
1
Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
March 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 14th of January 2026, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquir...
1
Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
March 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 14th of January 2026, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquir...
...1,169,070.1231 (82%) 251,115.4673 (18%)
Other Statistics
Blocks without trusts have an average size of 16ha and average 28 owners;
Blocks with a trust have an average size of 103ha and average 198 owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 52ha and 98 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 2,693,523.
