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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.
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such cases form 13 should be completed.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee and be filed with the
Registrar in the District in which the provisional or
preliminary determination of the Court was made;
(ii) Please ensure that all information required on the
form is completed;
(iii) You must supply a list of Respondents and/or
affected parties and their contact details;
(iv) Where tick boxes are pr...
Under Rule 8.1AAA of the Māori Land Court Rules 2026, all review
applications must be made using this form, Form 11B.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee 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 apply to your
application, unless you...
You can send your application to any of our district offices, though we recommend you send your application to the district where your whenua is located. For information on how to pay by internet banking Can't afford the fee?
The whānau trust AGMs follow the ahu whenua trust AGM i.e. they choose their representative away from the ahu whenua trust meeting, after hearing how it is being administered. The exception, of course, is the election of their representative on the ahu whenua trust before its inaugural AGM.
Use this form to remove a trustee of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust, Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust
or Māori Reservation.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee and can should be
filed with the Registrar in the District in which
some or all of the land is located;
(ii) Please ensure that all information required on the
form is completed;
(iii) Where tick boxes are provided please
ens...
This service is not available for matters relating to sections 26B, 26C, 26P, 26Q or
30(1) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
There is no fee for this type of application.
The Court may prevent trespass or injury
to Māori land, prohibit dealings with property in proceedings, or require restoration — but is not limited to these
grounds.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and may be filed at any office of the Court;
(ii) If the order sought is against one or more other parties you must supply the names and contact details of those
parties;
(iii) Where tick boxes are...
