S Overall, an average Māori land block has a size of 53.06ha and 114 owners.
S The total number of allocated ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,287,810.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,125 1,487 4,182 81,945.9096 (57%) 61,068.5932 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,315 1,744 2,251 97,621.4046 (76%) 30,218.9985 (24%)
Waiariki 2,216 2,508 2,886 287,361.0526 (89%) 36,3...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2023-05-19-MoJ-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-ver-1.pdf (227 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,123 1,479 4,178 81,661.3200 (57%) 61,327.6433 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,313 1,740 2,254 97,553.7494 (76%) 30,265.1933 (24%)
Waiariki 2,205 2,497 2,887 287,231.8928 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2023.pdf (186 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%)
Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2,889 287,209.5956 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%)
Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2,889 287,209.5956 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,123 1,479 4,178 81,661.3200 (57%) 61,327.6433 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,313 1,740 2,254 97,553.7494 (76%) 30,265.1933 (24%)
Waiariki 2,205 2,497 2,887 287,231.8928 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2022.pdf (186 kb)
(Respondents:
The trustees of Wiremu
Kairau Ahu Whenua Trust)
SP 5 2:00PM AP-20230000028972
A20230004072
231/93 Edith Brady Wiremu Kairau Ahu
Whenua Trust – Review of
trust
SP 6 2:00PM AP-20240000001489 244/93 John-Henry
Smith
Wiremu Kairau Ahu
Whenua Trust - Mimitu
Ruarei 4B 2H 4B 2J and 4B
2K Block – Variation of trust
SP 7 2:00PM AP-20240000001844 239/93 John-Henry
Smith
Mimitu Ruarei 4B2H, 4B2J,
4B2K Māori Reservation
Trust – Reduce the number
of tr...
Documents/Panui/30.-Taitokerau-Special-2-July-2024.pdf (148 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP4 12:30 PM AP-20240000001737 239/93
338(7 )/93
Arleen McLaren Te Aroha Block IX Section 31D3A
and Te Aroha Block IX Section
31C4A block - Replace Ta'ako Piaso
due to resignation, Shelley Turner for
other reason, with June McCaskill as
additional responsible trustee
mailto:mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Documents/Panui/17.-Waikato-Maniapoto-26-November-2025.pdf (73 kb)
SP 7 10:00 AM A20140006127 /
AP-20240000009460
238/93 George
Nicholls
Koromatua 3A block and other
Blocks - Enforcement of
Obligations of W.T Nicholls
Trust
Waikato-Maniapoto
PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/20.-Waikato-Maniapoto-24-March-2025.pdf (144 kb)
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land
are generally owned by people connected
to each other and to the land through kin
groups, such as iwi 7 and hapū 8.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)