This annual update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of
Justice, Wellington, New Zealand on 30 June 2020 and is intended to provide general information
only.
The initial annual update for 2024 was produced by the Office of the
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, New Zealand on 30 June 2024.
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti
Succession and Trust application forms
External link
Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 85 kb)
External link
Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 865 kb)
External link
Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF 617 kb)
External link
Form 23: Application for whānau trust...
This annual update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar,
Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, New Zealand on 23 July 2014 and is intended to
provide general information only.
This annual update was produced by the Office of the Chief Registrar,
Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington, New Zealand on 23 July 2014 and is intended to
provide general information only.
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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.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Rotorua
Maori Land Court, Rotorua, 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua |
Or Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828 | Passcode: 024235
Monday, 21 October 2024
Deputy ChiefJudge C T Coxhead Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Rotorua
Maori Land Court, Rotorua, 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua |
Or Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828 | Passcode: 024235
Monday, 21 October 2024
Deputy ChiefJudge C T Coxhead Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
The Māori Land Court has the same powers as the High Court under Part 3 of the
Property Law Act 2007 where a mortgage relates only to whenua Māori.
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ChiefJudge Caren Fox
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Judge Miharo Armstrong
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Judge Sarah Reeves
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1993/0004/latest/DLM289897.html
https://www.legislation.govt.nz/act/public/2007/0091/latest/DLM9...
In recognition of the principles of the Act that land is taonga
tuku iho, of special significance, and to promote the retention
of the land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and
hapū, the judges usually require that an owner wishing to gift
or sell an interest first consult with their children and whānau.