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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.
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I have not previously been removed as a trustee of any trust by the High Court under the Trustee Act 1956 or
by the Māori Land Court under section 240 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993;
I consent to my appointment as a trustee for the (enter name of trust):
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In August 2020, the Government passed targeted
changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify
the legal processes for owning, occupying and using
Māori land.
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FORM 23
Rule 12.3
HE TONO HEI WHAKATŪ TARATI (WHAI TAUATANGA)
APPLICATION TO FORM WHĀNAU TRUST
TO BE USED ONLY WITH AN APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 214(2)
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I Te Kooti Whenua Māori o Aotearoa
I Te Rohe o [Name of Rohe]___________________________
In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand
[Name of distri...
Over the years, Piri has worked in service of her people in Whanganui including Awa FM, Te Oranganui Iwi Health Authority, Te Puna Matauranga o Whanganui and the Whanganui River Māori Trust Board.
The respondents are the trustees of the Hanataua Ahu Whenua Trust. The matter was heard in the Aotea Māori Land Court, by Judge A H C Warren and Dr Ruakere Hond, in Whanganui on 1 and 2 September 2022 in both languages and with the aid of a te reo Māori interpreter.
