Former Chief Māori Land Court Judge, who then became a Justice of the High Court, ET Durie provided the following analyses of the nature of Māori rights to land; Maori see themselves not as masters of the environment but as members of it.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Apply online Download the application form Amalgamation An amalgamation merges Māori land blocks together to create a new block with common ownership.
1 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...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington April 2024 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 February 2024, 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 fo...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2024 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 8th of November 2023, 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...
Documents/Panui/February-2024-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (465 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington May 2024 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 13th of March 2024, 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 inq...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington March 2024 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 10th of January 2024, 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...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington January 2024 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 8th of November 2023, 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 f...
