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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2025 | Hune 2025
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
to provide key statistics on Māoriland, 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....
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the MāoriLand Court Rules 2011 and
they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the MāoriLand Court Rules 2011 and
they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance
with the provisions of the MäoriLand Court Rules and they
may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Fee: $
(Depending on the type of application a fee of $24. 00, $70. 00 or $233.00 may apply. If you are unsure of the fee that applies please contact
your local MāoriLand Court office for further assistance)
MĀORILAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS
Applications should be lodged with the Registrar in the MāoriLand Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located.
In your application you’ll need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māoriland trust...
Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The MaoriLand Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.
