1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2012 | Pipiri 2012 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 Freehold and Māori Customary Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2012.pdf (132 kb)
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Currently, the land is held in trust until the owners can receive the land.
Historically, trust applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Contents: Applications for hearing in FEBRUARY | HUI-TANGURU 2023: (Please note that these in person hearings may be substituted for remote hearing by Zoom depending on operating Covid-19 protocols) 2 - 8 Aotea District 9 - 19 Tairäwhiti District 20 - 29 Taitokerau District 30 - 33 Takitimu District 34 - 49 Waiariki District 50 - 59 Waikato Maniapoto District 60 Appendix 61 - 74 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar 75 - 81 Notices 82 - 86 Mäori...
Documents/Panui/1213222-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-February-2023-web2.pdf (752 kb)
AP-20240000014174 40(3)/93 98(9)(a)/93 Deputy Registrar Rangioma Dick Barrett Whānau Trust - Review of Trust (AP-20240000011858) – Application for payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable accounting costs (Service Provider: Lance Green Accountant Limited) 80.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-June-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 3:00 PM AP-20250000011058 133/93 Pamela Seymour He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Otonga 1E2 mai i te whenua atu ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Otonga 1E2 from General land to Māori freehold land. SP8 3:00 PM AP-20230000022135 18(1)(a)/93 328/93 Catherine Thomas Wharekauri 1A2 - Determination of ownership of a dwelling and occupation order in favour of Te Puna Aroha Mokopuna Whānau Trust SP9 3:1...
Documents/Panui/14-v2.-Te-Waipounamu-15-October-2025.pdf (145 kb)
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 67 1:00 PM AP-20260000002248 239/93 Deputy Registrar He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Tokaanu Township No.21 Trust Replace Adrian David Williams with Turoa Karatea as responsible trustee of the Tokaanu Township No.21 Trust Applications for Succession, Whānau Trust or Kaitiaki Trust to be heard in other Court Districts The following applications affecting land in this district will be heard under...
Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
Rohe Structures Māori Incorporations Ahu Whenua Trusts Māori Reservations Whenua Tōpū Trusts Pūtea Trusts Other Trusts Taitokerau 1,139 14 506 616 1 2 Waikato- Maniapoto 1,272 13 955 291 6 7 Waiariki 2,155 27 1,576 538 7 7 Tairāwhiti 1,402 59 1,049 271 4 19 Tākitimu 534 6 412 110 4 2 Aotea 1,220 21 837 350 11 1 Te Waipounamu 563 6 426 124 2 5 Total 8,285 146 5,761 2,300 35 0 43 Total Aotea Waiariki Waikato-Maniapoto Taitokerau Tairāwhiti Tāk...
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
