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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2025 | Hune 2025
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
to provide key statistics on Māoriland, 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....
The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025
introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māoriland
and water service providers to appeal to the MāoriLand
Court over decisions about access to Māoriland for water
infrastructure.
The Act also allows for appeals to the Māori Appellate
Court in relation to decisions of the MāoriLand Court
around access to Māoriland for water infrastructure.
This form may be used to apply to the Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori Freehold
Land or General Land owned by Māori who together are members of the same family and who have taken the
opportunity to meet together following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion).
Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of MāoriLand or the combined partition of Māori and General Land
to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT Dated: / /
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
MĀORILAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
This application may be lodged with the Registrar at any office of the MāoriLand Court.
Use this form to seek Court confirmation of an instrument or agreement of sale or gift of MāoriLand;
or to confirm a resolution of assembled owners to transfer MāoriLand by way of sale or gift.
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A partition divides an existing Māoriland block into new, separate blocks. Partition applications are
covered under Part 14 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (sections 285-306) and Part 13 of the
MāoriLand Court Rules 2011.
The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori
to assist owners of MāoriLand to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.
