Unfortunately, the process of colonisation by the British Crown and settlers in New Zealand followed a similar pattern to that in other colonised countries, and in the 19th and 20th centuries Māori became increasingly disadvantaged, with corresponding low socio-economic status.
The blocks of land are no longer separate. (Refer to section 307 of the Act.)
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
S Overall, an average Māori land block has a size of 52.64 ha and 111 owners. S The total number of allocated ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,136.458.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
In 1998 he joined the Crown Law Office’s Treaty Issues and International Law Team. In 2005 Judge Doogan commenced practise as a barrister sole in Wellington.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 10:00 AM AP-20250000006293 289/93 Shona Dianne Sievers He wāwāhanga ki te poraka o Ohau No 3 Subdivision No 6 B Partitioning Ohau No 3 Subdivision No 6 B SP6 10:00 AM AP-20250000006294 135/93 Shona Dianne Sievers He panonitanga i te tūnga taitara o Ohau 3 Sec 6B1 mai i te whenua Māori ki te whenua atu i te whenua Māori Change the status of Ohau 3 Sec 6B1 from Māori Freehold Land t...
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 10:00 AM AP-20250000006293 289/93 Shona Dianne Sievers He wāwāhanga ki te poraka o Ohau No 3 Subdivision No 6 B Partitioning Ohau No 3 Subdivision No 6 B SP6 10:00 AM AP-20250000006294 135/93 Shona Dianne Sievers He panonitanga i te tūnga taitara o Ohau 3 Sec 6B1 mai i te whenua Māori ki te whenua atu i te whenua Māori Change the status of Ohau 3 Sec 6B1 from Māori Freehold La...
For information on trustees’ duties and responsibilities see Part 3 of the Trusts Act 2019 and Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 3.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
NOTICE CONCERNING A MEETING OF OWNERS OF MĀORI LAND Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District 23 January 2025 TAKE NOTICE that Jennifer Faye Haupapa has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block) seeking: RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1.
Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (231 kb)
The Māori Land Court via its Māori Land Online website can now physically locate the blocks. GIS maps exist which confirm the location of the blocks.
The average size of a Māori land block is 52.5 hectares, with the smallest 10% of blocks averaging 80m2 and the largest 10% 468 hectares.
