Māori women judges in Aotearoa
01 Mar 2016 | NewsThe aim is to redress the disproportionately small number of Māori women in high positions in the legal profession.
The aim is to redress the disproportionately small number of Māori women in high positions in the legal profession.
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)
TRUSTEE MEETINGS 18.1 The number of Trustees required to attend a trustee meeting in order to conduct the business of that meeting (“Quorum”) is a majority in number of the Trustees appointed by the Court.
During the Māori Freehold Land Registration Project, the Court came across a number of instances of this kind. In a small number of cases with the consent of the owners of the land the Court was able to formalise the situation.
To determine for how long the first seven trustees will serve, at their first meeting they will draw from a hat numbers 1, 2 or 3 (with the hat containing two Is, two 2s, and three 3s). 3.7 If any trustee resigns before serving a full term, or if a trustee passes away, the chairperson may either fill the vacancy by calling on the candidate with the next highest number of votes at the last election or wait until the next general meeting for the position to be filled by a newl...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 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)
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 3,995...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 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 1,116 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%) 35,4...
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 3,995...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 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 1,116 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%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)