The South Island Landless Natives Act 1906 was repealed in 1909 without those 53 people having received their SILNA land. The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 9 September 2021.
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In accordance with tikanga Māori there is no distinction to be drawn between whenua (land) that is dry and land that is covered by the sea.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025 The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)
Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer at https://www.justice.govt.nz/about-this-site/disclaimer-and-terms-of-use/ Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions: Headers Description Data Field Value Description District Māori Land Court District name Status Māori Customary Land Land which is still held in accordance with tikanga Māori the ownership for which has not been determined by the Māori Land Court as described...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2024-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-v2.xlsx (2 mb)
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer at https://www.justice.govt.nz/about-this-site/disclaimer-and-terms-of-use/ Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions: Headers Description Data Field Value Description District Māori Land Court District name Status Māori Customary Land Land which is still held in accordance with tikanga Māori the ownership for which has not been determined by the Māori Land Court as described...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand.xlsx (2 mb)
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions: Headers Description Data Field Value Description District Māori Land Court District Abbreviation District AOT Aotea District Block Id Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District Block Name Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District Block Alternative Name Alternative Māori...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2022-07-19-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-National-List.xlsx (2 mb)
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions: Headers Description Data Field Value Description District Māori Land Court District Abbreviation District AOT Aotea District Block Id Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District Block Name Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District Block Alternative Name Alternative Māori...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2021-10-08-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-Ver1.xlsx (2 mb)
Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions: Headers Description Data Field Value Description DISTRICT Māori Land Court District Abbreviation DISTRICT AOT Aotea District BLOCKID Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District BLK_NAME Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District ALT_BLOCK_NAME Alternative Māori Land
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2018-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand.xls (4.8 mb)
