The Māori Land Court provides information and data about whenua Māori. This includes our annual Māori Land Update, detailed Māori land information, Māori land spatial data.  

Māori Land Update

Our Māori Land Update is released annually and provides:

  • the number of customary and freehold titles of Māori land
  • the number and types of management structures and the size of the land they are responsible for managing.

A list of recent Māori Land Updates can be downloaded as follows:

Document
Date 

Māori Land Update 2024

23/09/2024

Māori Land Update 2022

16/07/2022

Māori Land Update 2021

09/02/2022

Māori Land Update 2020

09/02/2021

Māori Land Update 2019

27/08/2019

Māori Land Update 2018

30/06/2018

Māori Land Update 2017

30/06/2017

Māori Land Update 2016

30/06/2016

Māori Land Update 2015

30/06/2015

Māori Land Update 2014

30/06/2014

Māori Land Update 2013

30/06/2013

Māori Land Update 2012

30/06/2012

Māori Land Update 2011

30/06/2011

 

Block and trust information

All customary and freehold Māori land blocks in Aotearoa New Zealand are listed in the documents below.  This includes a list of all aggregated (or combined) Māori land blocks.  It does not include information about Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, general land owned by Māori, or land blocks under internal review.

Māori Incorporation Register

Document
Date
Māori Incorporation Register 23/09/2024
Māori Incorporation Register 18/07/2022

Rapua a Pātaka Whenua
Search Pātaka Whenua

Search for information about your whenua in Pātaka Whenua.

Tōku Whenua Reports

Te Puni Kōkiri provide Tōku Whenua reports, which can help you find out what's possible for your whenua. 

Toitū Te Whenua
Land Information New Zealand

Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land. You can request copies of land records registered with them.