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E te rangatira, tēnā koe. The Māori Land Court invites you to share your thoughts on the service you have received from us.

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Transferring Māori Land Shares is one of a series of Māori Land Court booklets designed to help Māori – and anyone else with an interest – to gain a fuller understanding of current Māori land matters.

Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)

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 not.

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

The Chief Justice has announced that the COVID-19 protocols for all jurisdictions have been withdrawn, following the decision by the government.

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Former Judge Andrew Spencer discusses residential utilisation of multiply owned Māori land.

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On 14 December 2022, the Māori Land Court issued its first fully bilingual judgment in both te reo Māori and English.

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Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)

Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.

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

Only roughly five percent of Aotearoa is now Māori land. Most Māori land is rural and much of it is remote.

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Metadata Title: National List of Māori Land in New Zealand Date: 7/19/22 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: mlol@justice.govt.nz URI: http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/maori-land-data-service/ Disclaimer: http://www.maorilandonline.govt.nz/gis/disclaimer.htm Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from the Māori Land Information S...

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2022-07-19-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-National-List.xlsx (2 mb)