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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2022 | Pipiri 2022
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
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Māori Land Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2024 | Hune 2024
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government
agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Land Management Structures
Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, MāoriReservations,
and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.
LAND BLOCK
Any land that has its own title:
• Māori Customary Land
• Māori Freehold Land
• General Land held by Māori
• General Land
• Crown Land
• Crown Land reserved for Māori
LAND LOCKED BLOCK
Block of land that does not have any legal access.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
July 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 13th of May 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
SP2 1:00 PM AP-20260000006412 67/93 Tangoio Marae
Trust, McCaw
Lewis Lawyers
He hui e whakahaeretia ana e
tētahi kaiwhakawā
Judicial conference seeking
directions to replace trustees of the
Tangoio South Urupa (Cemetery)
Reserve
SP3 1:00 PM AP-20260000001968 239/93
338(7)/93
Tangoio Marae
Trust, McCaw
Lewis Lawyers
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō te Tangoio South 29
Reserve
Replace Mary Martin and Denise...
Amendments to
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Changes effective from 6 February 2021
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Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
About Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act is the primary legislation for Māori land.