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The Maori Land Information Base (MLIB) is used to locate individual Maori land blocks on a computer-generated map. It contains Maori Land Court information about Maori freehold land, which the Maori Land Court in consultation with Maori has approved for release on the Internet. This information is overlaid on a digital cadastral database and includes: The size of each Maori land block An indication of the number of owners Topographical information such as roads and rivers, and Relevant and appropriate management information, eg, if an incorporation or trust manages the land, etc. The Maori Land Information Base was first developed in 1997 and provides a snapshot of Maori freehold land as at August 2000.

The Maori Land Court Minute Books are a valuable source of information on Maori land, whakapapa and iwi histories. The University of Waikato Library holds a collection of Maori Land Court Minute Books on microfilm and in bound volumes, from 1865-1975 (approximately). These cover all seven Maori Land Court districts - Tairawhiti, Waiariki, and Waikato-Maniapoto (bound volumes) and Aotea, Taitokerau, Takitimu, and Te Wai Pounamu (on microfilm). The minute book collection is located in the New Zealand Collection on Level 3 of the University of Waikato Library. The minute books are used as a resource for courses in geography, history, law and Maori, and are also well used by students, staff and the general public doing personal research.

The Maori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Maori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Maori land. About 1.3 million hectares in New Zealand is designated as Maori freehold land, just under five percent of the total 26.4 million hectares in the country.rnrnThe special bond between Maori people and land is recognised by the Maori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Maori.

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