The Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 introduces new provisions that allow owners of Māori land and water service providers to appeal to the Māori Land Court over decisions about access to Māori land for water infrastructure.
Management Structures (Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations and Other trusts) Rohe # Structures # Blks with Structures # Blks without Structures Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha) Taitokerau 1,349 1,537 4,135 82,938.3557 (58%) 60,109.3005 (42%) Waikato-Maniapoto 1,458 1,751 2,246 98,480.5154 (77%) 29,363.0164 (23%) Waiariki 2,437 2,588 2,815 289,087.9912 (89%) 34,585....
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2024.pdf (349 kb)
1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for a block Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 19 November 2025 This guide covers two ways to search for a block in the Pātaka Whenua online portal: • using the Search menu to find a block • Near Match Search (page 1), • Exact Match Search (page 4), • locating it visually with the Block Map (page 7).
1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for a management structure Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 19 November 2025 You do not need to be a registered Pātaka Whenua user in order to search and access management structure information.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-management-structure-v1-7.pdf (2.1 mb)
1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Search for an ownership Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 29 September 2025 You do not need to be a registered Pātaka Whenua user in order to search and access ownership information.
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-an-ownership-v1-7.pdf (1.7 mb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 11th of December 2024, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down...
Documents/Panui/February-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (446 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington January 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 13th of November 2024, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down...
Documents/Panui/January-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (419 kb)
Secondly, from 2020 to 2025 the Tribunal will substantially advance and complete kaupapa and contemporary claims.
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 31 May 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.
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)
