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Use of this data should be read in conjunction with our standard disclaimer Header descriptions: Data Value descriptions: Headers Description Data Field Value Description DISTRICT Māori Land Court District Abbreviation DISTRICT AOT Aotea District BLOCKID Internal Māori Land Court identification number for land block TKT Tākitimu District BLK_NAME Māori Land Court Block Description TTK Taitokerau District ALT_BLOCK_NAME Alternative Māori Land Court Block Description TRW Tairāwhiti...

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2018-06-30-National-List-Maori-Land-in-New-Zealand.xls (4.8 mb)

Surname Name Shares 2021 List No Adair Christopher Robin 0.0970 223 Adair Darlene Rosalie 0.0970 266 Adair Derek Anthony 0.0970 324 Adair Patrick Sydney 0.0970 1205 Adair Rino Carl 0.0970 1336 Adair Shane Hillary 0.0970 1443 Adams Kura Blanche 0.3090 847 Aiono Eileen Te Ataakura 0.0280 388 Alexandre' Joy 0.0560 735 Alexandre' Marie Anne 0.0560 974 Alison Theresa Leila Sarah 1.4690 1568 Allan David Mark 0.2080 290 Allin Christopher Ge...

Documents/SILNA/SILNA-List-09-09-2021.pdf (896 kb)

Tuhape Teoi Jane Oaro 158. Tuhape Mere Wairere Oaro 159. Tapu Piripi 160. Tuha (full name) 161.

Documents/SILNA/Original-Grantees-of-the-Toitoi-SILNA-Block-word.pdf (118 kb)

From its beginnings as a mechanism that enabled the acquisition by Pākehā of huge tracts of Māori land, the Court has continued to evolve to the present day when it enables and assists with the retention and utilisation of Māori land by its owners, whānau and hapū. The Māori Land Court has been here for 150 years and if Māori have their way, it is here to stay.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

In April 2025, Claire Stirling-Hawkins (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāi Tahu me Kāti Mamoe), supported by her whānau, friends, and kaimahi from Te Rāwhiti, stepped into the Pae Ārahi o Te Rito role, bringing her leadership strengths and a shared purpose and vision for Te Rito to the District.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

Support was given for the formation of a whānau trust. An application to constitute a whānau trust was filed in 2004 and eventually heard in February of 2005.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Interest based trusts Tarati whānau (utu tāpae $68) Whānau trust (filing fee $68) A whānau trust combines the interests of a whānau (family) into a single trust.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

The respective whānau trusts are coordinated through an ahu whenua trust for the management of the whole block and in dealings with third parties such as the Rotorua District Council.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Kāti, ka hoki katoa ngā rawa ki ērā o te whānau kua whakauru hea ki te trust. “Kaitiaki Whenua Māori” kei roto he wāhanga e pā ana ki te whānau trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-tereo.pdf (1.2 mb)

The land interests would then go directly back to those beneficiaries of the estate who contributed shares to the whānau trust. ‘Māori Land Trusts’ includes a section on whānau trusts.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)