S Blocks without a management structure have an average size of 15.39ha and average 45 owners. S Overall, an average Māori land block has a size of 53.06ha and 114 owners.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
Kei te noho Te Puna Manawa Whenua, te Pukapuka Pae a Te Kooti Whenua Māori hei tohutoro mō te ture whenua Māori me ngā whakatau o Te Kooti Whenua Māori.
Documents/Articles/MLC-Purongo-a-tau2024-25-print2.pdf (24 mb)
In practice, when the engaged owners wish to progress their land they simply constitute an ahu whenua trust.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
So we are dealing with multiple owners averaging 85 owners per title – the lowest 10% averaging 1 owner to each title, and the highest 10%, averaging 629 owners in each title.
Māori Land Court Standard Ahu Whenua/Whenua Toopū Trust Order Checklist The purpose of this checklist is to provide a reference to the terms within this draft trust order which require further consideration by the owners.
Māori Land Court Standard Ahu Whenua Trust Checklist Those considering a new trust order should go through this checklist to ensure that they have addressed key areas for beneficial owners to decide on.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
For example, one ahu whenua trust has over 8,000 beneficial owners for an area of land less than 200 hectares with income of less than $10,000.00 per annum.
But, it is my experience that not all owners will participate even with notice. It is not uncommon for a block of 100-200 owners, for meetings to attract less than 10 owners – and that is on a good day.
OWNER NAME SEARCH TIPS Step 3 Enter the person’s name (or part of) into the Owner name box if known.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)
How do owners of whenua Māori approve a mortgage? Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3.
