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MāoriLand Update –
Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua
June 2025 | Hune 2025
This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, MāoriLand Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori
to provide key statistics on Māoriland, including the number and total area of Māori Customary Land
(MCL) and MāoriFreeholdLand (MFL) blocks, and how many of these are managed by trusts or
incorporations versus those that are...
For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | MāoriLand Act 1993 or the
MāoriLand Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relat...
In 2017, an application was made to the MāoriLand Court to determine the
status of the land, the ownership of the land and the relative interests of the owners.
For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | MāoriLand Act 1993 or the
MāoriLand Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relat...
For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | MāoriLand Act 1993 or the
MāoriLand Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relat...
For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | MāoriLand Act 1993 or the
MāoriLand Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relat...
For a full
explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | MāoriLand Act 1993 or the
MāoriLand Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
19/93 Application for injunctio...
In addition, in February 2013 during the
course of the review, the Ministry for Primary Industries released a further report
prepared by PricewaterhouseCoopers: Growing the Productive Base of MāoriFreeholdLand (2013).
MāoriLand Court | Judge’s Corner
Judge D J Ambler
Although the TPK, MAF and MPI reports addressed different aspects of Māoriland,
their common theme was the enhancement of Māoriland owners’ use and...
For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 | MāoriLand Act 1993 or the
MāoriLand Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relat...
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Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – MāoriLand Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māoriland.
