...Descriptions of Application types by Section
7 – 39 Te Rohe o Aotea
40 – 54 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti
55 – 86 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
87 – 96 Te Rohe o Tākitimu
97 – 107 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
108 – 138 Te Rohe o Waiariki
139 –163 Te Rohe o Waikato -Maniapoto
164 – 164 Chief Judge
165 – 182 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar
183 - 186 Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Sitting Dates 2026
187 Information Service
188 Quarterly...
Documents/Panui/Panui-National-January-2026.pdf (2.2 mb)
...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%) 35,439.7050 (11%)
Tairāwhiti 1,417 1,887 3,662 231,282.4597 (81%) 54,307.8426 (19%)
Tākitimu 542 653 835 73,109.4036 (8...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2023.pdf (186 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
Aotea...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)
...Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%)
Waikato -Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%)
Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2,889 287,209.5956 (89%) 35,455.0370 (11%)
Tairāwhiti 1,404 1,864 3,682 230,874.0606 (81%) 54,631.0178 (19%)
Tākitimu 535 648 835 73,084.5689 (8...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 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
Aotea...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)
...Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%)
Waikato -Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%)
Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2,889 287,209.5956 (89%) 35,455.0370 (11%)
Tairāwhiti 1,404 1,864 3,682 230,874.0606 (81%) 54,631.0178 (19%)
Tākitimu 535 648 835 73,084.5689 (8...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)
...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%) 35,439.7050 (11%)
Tairāwhiti 1,417 1,887 3,662 231,282.4597 (81%) 54,307.8426 (19%)
Tākitimu 542 653 835 73,109.4036 (8...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2022.pdf (186 kb)
...for remote hearing by
Zoom depending on operating Covid-19 protocols)
2 - 8 Aotea District
9 - 15 Tairäwhiti District
15 - 27 Taitokerau District
28 - 31 Takitimu District
32 - 35 Te Waipounamu District
36 - 46 Waiariki District
47 - 56 Waikato Maniapoto District
57 - 68 Applications fi led in the offi ce of the Chief Registrar
69 - 75 Notices
76 - 78 Mäori Land Court and Mäori Appellate Court Sitting Dates 2022
80 Mäori Land Court contact details
NATIONAL PÄNUI | TE PÄNUI...
Documents/Panui/0703522-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-August-20221.pdf (538 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato Maniapoto 13 48.2919
Waiariki 1 8.0937
Tairāwhiti 1 1.6313
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 15 659.1240
Te Waipounamu 0 0.000
Total 36 755.9106
Māori Freehold Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5,423 147,820.3901
Waikato Maniapoto 3,733 124,124.8520
Waiariki 5,124 306,179.4959
Tairāwhiti 5,349 270,280.5522
Tākitimu 1,365 87,956.71...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2016.pdf (467 kb)
...organisations but it does not include agencies or agents)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,122 1,510 3,925 88,812.2909 (60%) 59,081.0339 (40%)
Waikato -Maniapoto 1,309 1,673 2,079 95,535.8555 (77%) 28,635.6846 (23%)
Waiariki 2,204 2,475 2,664 272,632.2831 (89%) 33,068.5296 (11%)
Tairāwhiti 1,327 1,693 3,653 217,882.3601 (81%) 51,366.14...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2017.pdf (467 kb)
