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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)

This certification should be filed with an application for succession (when grant of administration held) on form 21, and replaces Schedule 1 of that form. HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee (if any) and may be filed at any office of the Court (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that a...

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (378 kb)

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 a whānau or hapū member who did not submit the application but would like to speak in Court, you can file a ‘ Notice of intention to appear upon application ’. This lets us know how many people are planning to speak, although the final decision on who can speak will always be up to the judge.

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Prepare for court hearing AP-20230000022807 A20200008433 10/09/2020 Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited - application referred to the Court to hear and determine a dispute between Raukawa ki te Tonga Trust, Muaupoko Tribal Authority and Te Ohu Tiaki o Rangitaane o Te Ika a Maui Trust under section 182(4) of the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 and section 26C of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 26C/93 Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited (Te Ohu Kaimoana) 5.

Documents/5-11-reports/2025-11-30-5.11-report.pdf (4.5 mb)

Awaiting Administrative Action A20200008433 10/09/2020 Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited - application referred to the Court to hear and determine a dispute between Raukawa ki te Tonga Trust, Muaupoko Tribal Authority and Te Ohu Tiaki o Rangitaane o Te Ika a Maui Trust under section 182(4) of the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 and section 26C of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 26C/93 Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited (Te Ohu Kaimoana) 1.

Documents/5-11-reports/2022-05-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.8 mb)

Awaiting Hearing or Outcome A20170006414 31/10/2017 CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Rangaiti Mathews 1.

Documents/5-11-reports/2022-02-28-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.8 mb)

Awaiting Administrative Action A20200008433 10/09/2020 Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited - application referred to the Court to hear and determine a dispute between Raukawa ki te Tonga Trust, Muaupoko Tribal Authority and Te Ohu Tiaki o Rangitaane o Te Ika a Maui Trust under section 182(4) of the Maori Fisheries Act 2004 and section 26C of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 26C/93 Te Ohu Kai Moana Trustee Limited (Te Ohu Kaimoana) 1.

Documents/5-11-reports/2023-05-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC.pdf (8 mb)

Awaiting Hearing or Outcome A20170006414 31/10/2017 CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Rangaiti Mathews 1.

Documents/5-11-reports/2021-08-31-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.8 mb)

Awaiting Hearing or Outcome A20170006414 31/10/2017 CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Rangaiti Mathews 1.

Documents/5-11-reports/2021-11-30-Notification-of-Applications-Over-6-months-old-in-MLC-MAC-combined.pdf (1.8 mb)