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...Statistics
Blocks without trusts have an average size of 16ha and average 28 owners;
Blocks with a trust have an average size of 101ha and average 202 owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 52ha and 100 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,106,250
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 2 453.2479
Tairāwhiti 2 4.8688
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
A...
...Blocks without trusts have an average size of 15.59ha and average 29 owners;
Blocks with a trust have an average size of 100.23ha and average 206 owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 50.98ha and 103 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,199,096
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 2 453.2479
Tairāwhiti 2 4.8688
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aote...
...without trusts have an average size of 15.41ha and average 29 owners;
Blocks with a trust have an average size of 100.52ha and average 211 beneficial owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 51.05ha and 105 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,262,879
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 2 453.2479
Tairāwhiti 2 4.8688
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 1...
...without trusts have an average size of 15.32ha and average 29 owners;
Blocks with a trust have an average size of 100.12ha and average 213 beneficial owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 50.99ha and 107 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,388,808
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 2 453.2479
Tairāwhiti 2 4.8688
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 1...
...16 970 290 3 0 25
Waiariki 2,211 28 1,570 548 8 1 56
Tairāwhiti 1,325 63 968 260 5 0 29
Tākitimu 519 5 390 108 4 0 12
Aotea 1,237 23 820 364 10 0 20
Te Waipounamu 594 10 429 127 2 0 26
Total 8,307 160 5,653 2,279 33 1 181
The total number of Whānau Trusts nationally is 9,182
The total number of Kaitiaki Trusts nationally is 1,588
Exclusion List
The following land types have been excluded from this update:
Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other,...
...Statistics
Blocks without trusts have an average size of 16ha and average 28 owners;
Blocks with a trust have an average size of 101ha and average 202 owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 52ha and 100 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,106,250
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 2 453.2479
Tairāwhiti 2 4.8688
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
A...
...without trusts have an average size of 15.41ha and average 29 owners;
Blocks with a trust have an average size of 100.52ha and average 211 beneficial owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 51.05ha and 105 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,262,879
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 2 453.2479
Tairāwhiti 2 4.8688
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 1...
...Blocks without trusts have an average size of 15.59ha and average 29 owners;
Blocks with a trust have an average size of 100.23ha and average 206 owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 50.98ha and 103 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,199,096
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 2 453.2479
Tairāwhiti 2 4.8688
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aote...
...without trusts have an average size of 15.32ha and average 29 owners;
Blocks with a trust have an average size of 100.12ha and average 213 beneficial owners;
Overall an average Māori land block has a size of 50.99ha and 107 owners; and
The total number of ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,388,808
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato-Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 2 453.2479
Tairāwhiti 2 4.8688
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 1...
...interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make submissions or
provide evidence concerning the application, you must notify the Registrar in writing by 4 pm on the 1st
October 2022, providing your name and address, telephone number, and email address (if any), and
setting out your connection to the application and brief details of your concerns.
