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The expertise of Māori Land Court judges is better utilised.
Simple and uncontested
trust applications
Before
6 February 2021
Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
January 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 12th of November 2025, 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 inq...
Currently, the Māori Trustee administers as trustee or agent approximately 1,800 Māori LandTrusts and other Māori entities. This is about one third of all Māori LandTrusts.
Currently, the Māori Trustee administers as trustee or agent approximately 1,800 Māori LandTrusts and other Māori entities. This is about one third of all Māori LandTrusts.
Some marae are lucky enough to be supported, at least in part, by ahu whenua landtrusts which may make donations, in money or in kind, to keep the marae running.
This data only includes block information regarding Māori Customary, Māori Freehold and Aggregated Lands. It does not include information about
Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, Ownership Only, General Land owned by Māori, General Land or blocks pending internal review.
