All applications were migrated to Pātaka Whenua and given a new application reference number. Accordingly, some applications appear with both the Pātaka Whenua application reference and the MLIS reference number.
The identified successors will take part in the upcoming voting process, about how the land will be received and held. View the updated successor list here .
Current practice notes include: Ngā whakahuatanga o ngā whakatau a te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Kooti Pīra Māori Citation of decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court A guide to how decisions of the Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court should be cited.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori must continue to operate in accordance with Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, which provide the framework for how applications are processed and progressed through the Court. 8.
Documents/Articles/Chief-Judge-Fox-Timely-Access-to-Justice-Performance-Measures.pdf (283 kb)
The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership.
Our record holds information about court decisions, and the conversations about how those decisions are made. It also holds information about the whakapapa of landowners.
If you are interested in, or affected by, one of these applications and wish to make representations concerning the application, you must notify the Court in writing by 4 pm on the 1st day of August 2025 providing your name, address, telephone number and email address (if any) and setting out your connection with the application and brief details of your concerns.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2025-Edition.pdf (2 mb)
Trusts / Incorporations (Note: # Trusts = Total Number of Trusts, # Blks with Trusts = Total Number of blocks with a trust, # Blks no Trusts = Total Number of blocks with no trusts, Area vested(ha) = Total hectares vested in a trust and Area not vested(ha) = Total hectares not vested in any trust) Rohe # Trusts # Blks with Trusts # Blks no Trusts Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha) Taitokerau 1007 1475 3994 86,366.0737 59,359.3397 Waikato Maniapoto 1263 158...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2012.pdf (132 kb)
Trusts / Incorporations (Note: # Trusts = Total Number of Trusts, # Blks with Trusts = Total Number of blocks with a trust, # Blks no Trusts = Total Number of blocks with no trusts, Area vested(ha) = Total hectares vested in a trust and Area not vested(ha) = Total hectares not vested in any trust) Rohe # Trusts # Blks with Trusts # Blks no Trusts Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha) Taitokerau 1088 1406 4003 88,894.0797 57,626.8497 Waikato Maniapoto...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2013.pdf (149 kb)
Trusts / Incorporations (Note: # Trusts = Total Number of Trusts, # Blks with Trusts = Total Number of blocks with a trust, # Blks no Trusts = Total Number of blocks with no trusts, Area vested(ha) = Total hectares vested in a trust and Area not vested(ha) = Total hectares not vested in any trust) Rohe # Trusts # Blks with Trusts # Blks no Trusts Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha) Taitokerau 1007 1475 3994 86,366.0737 59,359.3397 Waikato Maniapoto 1263 158...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2012.pdf (132 kb)
