In other respects, as I will also explain, the
engaged owners model is inherently problematic.
The unengaged owners are not the problem the report imagines
For a significant number of blocks of multiply-owned Māori land today, the engaged
owners are a minority of the owners.
You can find "Total area of the block in hectares", "Total interests (shares) of the block", and Owners interests (shares) in the block" in Pātaka Whenua.
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Search by Ownership
You can use the ownership search option if you know either the owner name, owner ID, block name, block ID, block
district, ownership category, ownership type, or a combination of the options.
written consent from owners (and trustees, if the land is held in an ahu whenua trust)
written objections (if any) from the owners
valuations of the current block and the proposed new blocks.
The idea was that an individual or a whānau could consolidate their shares across a large area and in a large number of blocks with many owners, down into a particular piece of land that they would call their own.
Seeking Registered Owners
MĀORI LAND BLOCK
SECTION 2, BLOCK VII, ALTON
SURVEY DISTRICT
The Trustees of the Ahu Whenua Trust, who administer
this Māori land block, are seeking to make contact with all
registered owners.