Before you file your application, make sure you have:
Meeting information:
minutes, attendance lists , and any notices (such as advertisements) for meetings of owners
where the proposed partition was discussed.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the
time of this publication are listed . For more information,
please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/0525724-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-July-2024-web.pdf (880 kb)
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Checklist of documents required (if applicable and available)
• List of owners present at the gathering
• Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees, including any necessary
whakapapa details
• Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer
• Minutes of the meeting or, if no minutes were kept, a statement of the pertinent issues discussed at the meeting,
including—
• every proposal p...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-33-Confirmation-of-resolution.pdf (183 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,125 1,487 4,182 81,945.9096 (57%) 61,068.5932 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,315 1,744 2,251 97,621.4046 (76%) 30,218.9985 (24%)
Waiariki 2,216 2,508 2,886 287,361.0526 (89%) 36,3...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2023-05-19-MoJ-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-ver-1.pdf (227 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,123 1,479 4,178 81,661.3200 (57%) 61,327.6433 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,313 1,740 2,254 97,553.7494 (76%) 30,265.1933 (24%)
Waiariki 2,205 2,497 2,887 287,231.8928 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2023.pdf (186 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato Maniapoto 12 48.2919
Waiariki 1 8.0937
Tairāwhiti 1 1.6313
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 15 659.1240
Te Waipounamu 0 0.000
Total 35 755.9106
Māori Freehold Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5,405 147,928.8388
Waikato Maniapoto 3,727 124,159.1323
Waiariki 5,113 305,887.6350
Tairāwhiti 5,347 270,279.8789
Tākitimu 1,360 87,954.2904
Aotea 3,995...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%)
Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2,889 287,209.5956 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)
Māori Customary Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5 38.5573
Waikato Maniapoto 12 48.2919
Waiariki 1 8.0937
Tairāwhiti 1 1.6313
Tākitimu 1 0.2124
Aotea 15 659.1240
Te Waipounamu 0 0.000
Total 35 755.9106
Māori Freehold Land Titles:
Rohe # Area (ha)
Taitokerau 5,405 147,928.8388
Waikato Maniapoto 3,727 124,159.1323
Waiariki 5,113 305,887.6350
Tairāwhiti 5,347 270,279.8789
Tākitimu 1,360 87,954.2904
Aotea 3,995...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%)
Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2,889 287,209.5956 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)