Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts , Whenua Tōpū Trusts , Pūtea Trusts , Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts )
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%)
Waiariki...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts , Whenua Tōpū Trusts , Pūtea Trusts , Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts )
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,123 1,479 4,178 81,661.3200 (57%) 61,327.6433 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,313 1,740 2,254 97,553.7494 (76%) 30,265.1933 (24%)
Waiariki...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2022.pdf (186 kb)
However, any person
included in the trust must consent to their
interests being included in the trust .
Uploads/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
However, any person
included in the trust must consent to their
interests being included in the trust .
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
However, any person included in the trust must consent
to their interests being included in the trust .
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
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,...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2024.pdf (349 kb)
Provision was made for that in the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which allowed for whenua tōpu trusts .
Located in:
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Land Management Structures
Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts , Whenua Tōpū Trusts , Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations,
and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
How to constitute an ahu whenua trust or whenua tōpū trust
Read the guide here on how to constitute an ahu whenua trust or whenua tōpū trust .
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Māori land
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 11:00 AM AP-20230000026678,
A20210014075
67/93,
289/93
Simon Tukaki,
Steven
Taikato,
Orissa
Plimmer
Opureora 1No B No 3 Block –
Judicial Conference (Partition)
SP2 12.00 PM AP-20230000029148 67/93 Māori Trustee Matakana No 1A7A Block –
Seek directions
SP3 12.30 PM AP-20230000026768,
A20230003106
21/94 Shelley Toa
and Kate
Brown
Mangatawa 2B 2A Trust
(Tamapahore Marae) –
Inquiry into administration of
reservation
SP4 2.00 PM AP...
Documents/Panui/17.-Special-Waikato-Maniapoto-21-November-2024.pdf (153 kb)
