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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)

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)

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.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)

Now, the title of the land has been updated to reflect that erosion and accretion.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Aorere-Accretion-determination-of-status-and-ownership-of-land.pdf (890 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 6 10:00 AM AP-20250000011912 58/93 Sara Terehia Hona Appeal 2025/21 - He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Oriwa Hereaka Whānau Trust – Remove Sara Terehia Hona as responsible trustee of the Oriwa Hereaka Whānau Trust and an order dismissing a strike out application made at 347 Waiariki MB 65-78 on 15 Hepetema 2025 – Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Anthony James Marino, Catherine Te Waaka, David Herewini, Geoffrey Keith Marino...

Documents/Panui/SP-6-Appeal-2025-21-Hona-v-Trustees-of-Oriwa-Hereaka-Whanau-Trust.pdf (125 kb)

In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

Awaiting Administrative Action A20170005300 28/08/2017 CJ 2017/20 - Waimarino 3N 2B and an order vesting the land in trust made at 140 Whanganui MB 53-55 on 2 February 1977 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Shaun Seymour 1.

Documents/5-11-reports/2021-11-30-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.8 mb)

Awaiting Administrative Action A20170005300 28/08/2017 CJ 2017/20 - Waimarino 3N 2B and an order vesting the land in trust made at 140 Whanganui MB 53-55 on 2 February 1977 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Shaun Seymour 1.

Documents/5-11-reports/2021-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.8 mb)

The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).

Documents/5-11-reports/2026-02-28-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (3.9 mb)