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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.
Te Āhei Atu ki Pātaka Whenua
https://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/
2 māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Hātepe 1
Kia huakina te tomokanga o Pātaka Whenua, pāwhiria te “Register”, “Create account” rānei.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
Ākuhata | August 2026
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 June 2026, 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...
c) I have the following qualifications:
Qualification Year attained Institute
SIGNATURE OF PROPOSED TRUSTEE Dated: / /
SIGNATURE OF WITNESS Dated: / /
Name
Address
Occupation
TAITOKERAU
Level 1
16 Rathbone Street
WHANGĀREI
DX Box AX10086
WHANGĀREI
PH: (09) 983 9940
Fax: (09) 983 9941
mlctaitokerau@justice.govt.nz
TAITOKERAU
Auckland Information Office
Avanti Finance Building
65B Main Highway
Ellerslie, AUCKLAND
DX Box EX10912
AUCKLAND
PH: (09) 279 5850
Fax: (09) 279 58...
This guide briefly overviews two
of the main ways to access this by either:
• using the Search menu to find the block (page 1),
• locating it visually with the Block Map (page 3).
This guide briefly overviews two
of the main ways to access this by either:
• using the Search menu to find the block (page 1),
• locating it visually with the Block Map (page 3).
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
May 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the pānui closing date of 11th of March 2026, 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 inquiry or...
SECTION
APPLICANT
SUBJECT
SP 28 1:30PM AP-20230000027459
A20200002269
45/93 John Te Kaaho or
Rurehe
CJ 2020/6 - Te Uru Keiha
Ahuru Orupe Tuhua or
Rurehe - succession and
whānau trust orders made
at 99 Whakatane MB 279-
282 on 7 July 2003 -
Application to the Chief
Judge
PĀNUI
NO.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP8 1:00 PM
AP-20230000027572 Rule
6.28/2011,
44(1)/93,
47(4)/93
Noel Stanley
George
CJ 2022/36 - Raima Kitohi Epere
Wharemate - and a succession order
made at 2 Whangarei Succession
MB 222 on 6 November 1992 and at
2 Whangarei Succession MB 283 on
9 June 1993 - Application to the
Chief Judge
SP9 1:20 PM
AP-20240000013209 45/93,
Rule
6.9/2011
Phyllis
Rangiaho and
Colin Francis
Cameron
CJ 2024/90 -...
