During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
A national service for only urgent injunction applications is available Monday 29, Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 December. More details can be found here.
Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
Management Structures
(Note: This includes all types of management structure, including Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori
Incorporations and non-Māori Land Court created structures or organisations but it does not include agencies or agents)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,131 1,522 3,926 85,584.7205 (62%) 52,776.8911 (38%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,304 1,679...
After 18 months of hearings in Rotorua, 15 applications concerning the administration and utilisation of Utuhina No.3H No’s 2 & 3 Subdivision F will shortly be completed. The major ownership of the land (which has an area of 1.4011 ha situated in Whittaker Road, Rotorua) has been held since 1968 in a long-term testamentary trust for eight of the testator’s children and their descendants.
To find out more about how to set up a trust, visit
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and-
incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation/
Types of trustees
The Act recognises 3 types of trustee.
RESPONSIBLE TRUSTEES
Responsible trustees are responsible for:
• carrying out the terms of the trust order
• administering and managing the business of the trust
• preserving the assets of the trust
• collecting and distributing the trust’s income.
To find out more about how to set up a trust, visit
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and-
incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation/
Types of trustees
The Act recognises 3 types of trustee.
RESPONSIBLE TRUSTEES
Responsible trustees are responsible for:
• carrying out the terms of the trust order
• administering and managing the business of the trust
• preserving the assets of the trust
• collecting and distributing the trust’s income.
To find out more about how to set up a trust, visit
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and-
incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation/
Types of trustees
The Act recognises 3 types of trustee.
RESPONSIBLE TRUSTEES
Responsible trustees are responsible for:
• carrying out the terms of the trust order
• administering and managing the business of the trust
• preserving the assets of the trust
• collecting and distributing the trust’s income.
Of those, 14 spent a significant part of their young life living on Māori freehold land. Now only 3 live on Māori freehold land.
Income from Māori freehold land is no longer significant as a regular source of income to Māori families.
You can advertise in local media close to where the whenua is located, on iwi radio, on social media, and through any other means you wish to. Step 3: Hold a hui
At the hui, present your proposal in detail and encourage in-depth kōrero and robust discussion, making sure everyone feels heard.
Step 1
Complete the required application form MLC-Form-1-General-application.pdf and
if appropriate a request for fee waiver MLC-Document-A1-request-waiver.pdf
Step 2
Call the relevant district Duty Registrar regarding your urgent application.
Step 3
Email the completed and signed application to the Duty Registrar, along with the completed
and signed fee waiver, or provide a screenshot of the digital payment transaction (e.g.,
internet or mobile banking) as proof of payment....
