A mortgage or loan may be acquired by:
the sole owner of a Māori land block
all the owners of a Māori land block acting together
the trustees of a Māori land block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or
a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.
If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact
your local Māori Land Court office for further assistance)
MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
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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.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
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Pirihira Manuera CJ 2023/68 - Waihapa 1A1A2 and
Waihapa 2C - Vesting orders made
at 83 Northern MB 16-18 dated
10/02/1955
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Melanie Rae
Pera
CJ 2025/4 - Ngatihine H2B - Kio Tio
Joe Herewini and succession orders
made at 96 Whakatane MB 207-208
on 19/2/2002 and 282 Rotorua MB
191 on 5/8/2004
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Marilyn Jeanette
Drumm (nee...
Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Download List of Current Owners
Report
Date produced: 5 October 2023
Last modified: 14 December 2023
māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Download List of Current Owners Report
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to download a List of Current Owners Report on Pātaka Whenua as a
registered user.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
June 2025
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 9th of April 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 inquiry or...
• Ahu whenua trust
This is the most common Māori land trust. It’s
designed to promote the use and administration of
the land in the interest of the owners.
• Ahu whenua trust
This is the most common Māori land trust. It’s
designed to promote the use and administration of
the land in the interest of the owners.
