The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10.30 AM AP-20250000013877 19(1)(b)/93 David Albert Mercer Ongarahu B - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP34 1:30 PM AP-20250000016324 19/93 Adrienne Rangimokai Fruean Puketapu E block and Lot 1 Deposited Plan 16633 and Puketapu E Māori Reservation – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: Mahana Knuckey, Jahmyl Watene-O'Carroll, Tessa Wipiti, Nathan Hoeta, Rangi Lahina, Quentin Laupama, Leona B...
Māori Customary Land Titles: Rohe # Area (ha) Taitokerau 5 38.5573 Waikato Maniapoto 12 48.2919 Waiariki 1 8.0937 Tairāwhiti 1 1.6313 Tākitimu 1 0.2124 Aotea 15 659.1240 Te Waipounamu 0 0.000 Total 35 755.9106 Māori Freehold Land Titles: Rohe # Area (ha) Taitokerau 5,405 147,928.8388 Waikato Maniapoto 3,727 124,159.1323 Waiariki 5,113 305,887.6350 Tairāwhiti 5,347 270,279.8789 Tākitimu 1,360 87,954.2904...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles: Rohe # Area (ha) Taitokerau 5 38.5573 Waikato Maniapoto 12 48.2919 Waiariki 1 8.0937 Tairāwhiti 1 1.6313 Tākitimu 1 0.2124 Aotea 15 659.1240 Te Waipounamu 0 0.000 Total 35 755.9106 Māori Freehold Land Titles: Rohe # Area (ha) Taitokerau 5,405 147,928.8388 Waikato Maniapoto 3,727 124,159.1323 Waiariki 5,113 305,887.6350 Tairāwhiti 5,347 270,279.8789 Tākitimu 1,360 87,954.2904...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 09/26 - 16A HE TONO MŌ TE WHAKAHŌTAETAE APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTION Section 19 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 16A Rule 9.5(1) WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
1 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.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
Page 1 MLC 04/26 - 24 HE TONO HEI WHAKAWHITI I TE TOIORATANGA, HE TONO RĀNEI E WHAKATAU ANA I NGĀ PĀNGA O TE TANGATA MŌ NGĀ RĀ O TŌNA AO APPLICATION FOR TRANSMISSION BY SURVIVORSHIP OR FOR DETERMINATION OF A LIFE INTEREST Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Sections 18(1)(a) and 127(2) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nzWHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-24.06.2026.pdf (620 kb)
Management Structures (Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori Reservations and Other trusts) Rohe # Structures # Blks with Structures # Blks without Structures Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha) Taitokerau 1,125 1,487 4,182 81,945.9096 (57%) 61,068.5932 (43%) Waikato-Maniapoto 1,315 1,744 2,251 97,621.4046 (76%) 30,218.9985 (24%) Waiariki 2,216 2,508 2,886 287,361.0526 (89%) 36,3...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2023-05-19-MoJ-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-ver-1.pdf (227 kb)
Management Structures (Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori Reservations and Other trusts) Rohe # Structures # Blks with Structures # Blks without Structures Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha) Taitokerau 1,123 1,479 4,178 81,661.3200 (57%) 61,327.6433 (43%) Waikato-Maniapoto 1,313 1,740 2,254 97,553.7494 (76%) 30,265.1933 (24%) Waiariki 2,205 2,497 2,887 287,231.8928 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2023.pdf (186 kb)
