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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)

Ngā Karere News 18 March 2026 | News New Near Match search videos now available To support our people using Pātaka Whenua, we’ve added new Near Match search videos to our guidance page. 19 December 2025 | News Te Kooti Whenua Māori Pūrongo ā tau Matariki 2024 - Matariki 2025 Māori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2024 - Matariki 2025 Chief Judge Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson are pleased to release the third Māori Land Court Annual Report reflecting on the...

On this page Māori Land Update Block and trust information Māori Incorporation Register Māori Land Update Our Māori Land Update is released annually and provides: the number of customary and freehold titles of Māori land the number and types of management structures and the size of the land they are responsible for managing.

Located in:  The court record

Under rule 6.6 of the Mäori Land Court Rules 2011, the following applications may have been decided without notice and without formal hearing.

Documents/Panui/FINAL-Panui-November-2023-web.pdf (671 kb)

Some examples of steps you may consider include: continuing with a current application in the Māori Land Court submitting a further application to the Māori Land Court seeking advice or continuing with further mediation outside of the Māori Land Court investigating further options if you’re not satisfied with the outcome of mediation.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

On this page Dispute resolution service Apply for dispute resolution Ko te whakapapa te ara ki ō mātua tūpuna It is your connections to each other that keep you connected to your ancestors Dispute resolution service Our dispute resolution service is a free, voluntary, tikanga-based process where parties can resolve disputes related to Māori land confidentially, outside of a court setting.

Located in:  Māori land

Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation the Māori Land Court operates under.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

Māori Land Court Rules 2011 Read the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.

Located in:  Who we are

On this page Speaking in court Using te reo Māori Legal representation Speaking in court Māori land matters are whānau matters.

Located in:  Our application process Attend court or mediation

Some people become landowners when a whānau member transfers land to them by gift or sale. The Maori Land Court will ‘vest’ the land interest by way of a vesting order.

Located in:  Māori land Becoming a landowner