Land that can be included in a
Māori incorporation
A Māori incorporation can include one or
more blocks of Māori freehold land, so long
as at least one of the blocks has more than
two owners.
In some cases there
are hundreds of owners for one block or
title 1. When an owner dies, it is important
to transfer his or her interests to whoever
is entitled to receive those interests.
In some cases there
are hundreds of owners for one block or
title 1. When an owner dies, it is important
to transfer his or her interests to whoever
is entitled to receive those interests.
The unengaged owners are not the problem the report imagines
For a significant number of blocks of multiply-owned Māori land today, the engaged
owners are a minority of the owners.
LAND THAT CAN BE INCLUDED IN A MĀORI
INCORPORATION
A Māori incorporation can include one or more blocks of
Māori freehold land, as long as at least one of the blocks has
more than two owners.
S Overall, an average Māori land block has a size of 52.64 ha and 111 owners.
S The total number of allocated ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,136.458.
It is possible to
establish a Māori reservation over one part of a block.
Purposes of a reservation
A reservation can be established for the following purposes:
• a village site • a marae
• a place of cultural, historical
or scenic interest
• a catchment area or other
source of water supply
• a sports ground • pā site
• a bathing place • a building site
• a church site • a landing place
• a spring • a fishing ground
• an urupā/burial ground • a well
• a timber reserve • wāhi...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP8 10:00 AM AP-20260000003530 58/93 Carol Povey Appeal 2026/9 - Otakanini L block and
a reserved decision made at 308
Taitokerau MB 155-175 on 24/02/2026
– Notice of Appeal (Respondents:
Marina Elizabeth Diamond, Rawiri
Paikea, Sarn Komene, Huia Hopea)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 10:00 AM AP-20260000003530 58/93 Carol Povey Appeal 2026/9 - Otakanini L block and
a reserved decision made at 308
Taitokerau MB 155-175 on 24/2/2026 -
Notice of Appeal
First Respondents: Marina Elizabeth
Diamond, Kerry Komene, Deborah
Parkyn, Rawiri Paikea, Sarn Komene,
Huia Hohepa
Second Respondent: Glen Tootill
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP10 10:00 AM AP-20260000004839 58/93 Stephen James
Henare
Appeal 2026/15 - Parengarenga 3G
Block and an enforcement of
obligations decision made at 308
Taitokerau MB 74-115 on 16/2/2026 -
Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Ahjun
Busby Ahoy, Whiti Awarau, John
Malcolm Ellis, Ria Edwina Slade, Kelvin
Subritzsky and Sherie Noble-Trembath
on behalf of Parengarenga 3G Ahu
Whenua Trust)