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Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP18 11:45 AM AP-20260000003917 215/93 219/93 Deputy Registrar He whakatū i te Puketapu 3B 6B 2A me te kopou i ngā tarahitī me te tuku i ngā whenua ki a rātou Constitute the Puketapu 3B 6B 2A over Puketapu 3B 6B 2A and to appoint Natalia Joanna Kahureremea Lee Mariu, William Rangihouhiri Konui, Jovita Taite, Shaun Conrad Seymour, David Barry Livingstone, Dean Johnson, and Boss Hallett as responsible trustees and vest the lan...

Documents/Panui/32.-Aotea-3-July-2026.pdf (119 kb)

Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of tr...

Located in:  The court record

Māori land trusts Māori land trusts are used to manage whenua owned by multiple people.

Located in:  Māori land

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 10.30AM AP-20230000032630 45/93 Bryan Linden Calman CJ 2023/50 -Ena Caroline Calman also known as Ena Caroline Calmon and a succession order made at 60 Aotea MB 159 on 1/7/1996 – Application to the Chief Judge SP22 11.00AM AP-20230000035635 45/93 Tutehounuku Timoti James Karetai CJ 2023/67 - Barry John Tutehounuku Karetai and succession orders made at 129 South Island MB 60-61 on 3/2/2009 - Application to the Chief Judge SP23 11.30AM...

Documents/Panui/2.-CJ-17-September-2025.pdf (147 kb)

These regulations only apply to Māori land blocks that do not have existing trustees or which are not vested in a Māori incorporation.

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(b) Promote title improvement by: (i) granting or acquiring any type of right or interest in land; (ii) subdividing any land; (iii) bringing any application to the Māori Land Court that might facilitate the operation of this Trust and the improvement of title to land (held by the Trustees on behalf of the Trust), including applications under Part 14 of the Act; and (iv) forwarding to the Registrar of the Māori Land Court in relation to the abo...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Standard-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-with-Checklist-and-Disclaimer.pdf (488 kb)

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)

This data only includes block information regarding Māori Customary, Māori Freehold and Aggregated Lands. It does not include information about Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, Ownership Only, General Land owned by Māori, General Land or blocks pending internal review.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2023-05-19-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-v1.xlsx (2.1 mb)

This data only includes block information regarding Māori Customary, Māori Freehold and Aggregated Lands. It does not include information about Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, Ownership Only, General Land owned by Māori, General Land or blocks pending internal review.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2022-07-19-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand-National-List.xlsx (2 mb)