Evidence-linking standard. Material factual claims on this page are linked at the point they are made to the primary or best available supporting record. The source register remains at the end for full auditability.
Master parcel / transaction register
| Parcel / issue | Area | Legal pathway | Current evidence status | Closure record required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-1932 Waitangi title chain | Multiple claims/parcels | Pre-1840 transactions → Old Land Claims → 1867 arbitration legislation → 1872 Crown grant → later private title chain. | Partially proved. Public sources establish major conversion points; later Harris/Hewin/Whitelaw/mortgagee links remain document targets. [Foundational Key ↗] | Underlying deeds, conveyances, mortgages, releases and historical titles. |
| 1932 Bledisloe donor parcel | 1,002a 7.3p ≈ 405.513 ha | Registered donor ownership stated in deed → assurance/vesting into incorporated Board. | Donor ownership and trust instrument proved; final assurance not register-closed. [1932 Act ↗] | Registered assurance + resulting title(s). |
| Closed roads | 13a 4.8p ≈ 5.273 ha | 1932 Act s 8 directs issue of fee-simple title to Board. | Statutory direction proved. [1932 Act ↗] | Certificate / record of title and register entries. |
| 1932 Crown historic-purpose parcel | 40a 10.8p ≈ 16.215 ha | Crown acquisition → payment of acquisition cost → Governor-General authority → title to Board. | Conditional authority proved; completion open. [1932 Act ↗] | Treasury payment, warrant and title. |
| 1933 Crown historic-purpose parcel | 30a 2r 30.75p ≈ 12.421 ha | Crown taking → 1934 warrant authority → fee-simple title to Board. | Authority proved; completion open. [1934 Act ↗] | Warrant + title. |
| 1933 Waitangi Endowment | 1,349a 2r ≈ 546.123 ha | Separate Bledisloe transfer to the Crown → statutory forestry/scenic/revenue trusts. | Crown-held Endowment architecture proved. [Endowment Act ↗] | Historical/current titles plus all later s 7/s 8 changes. |
| 1981 Endowment release — Allots 44/45 | 43.8120 ha | Released from Endowment trust → Crown land; recital intended Puketona Farm Settlement. | Trust release proved; later disposition open. [1981 Act ↗] | Post-1981 title/disposition. |
| 1981 Endowment release — Allot 43 | 1.3100 ha | Released from Endowment trust → Crown land; recital intended addition to National Trust land. | Trust release proved; transfer to Board not yet title-closed. [1981 Act ↗] | Post-1981 title/transfer. |
| 1981 National Trust Haruru Falls Road pieces | 754 m² = 0.0754 ha | Released from National Trust → Crown land; recital intended Puketona Farm Settlement. | Trust release proved. [1981 Act ↗] | Post-1981 title/disposition. |
| Proposed Endowment Forest transfer | Forest / Endowment assets | 2011 investigation → repeated Budget provision → enabling/implementation steps. | Not proved complete. 2025 DOC briefing says transfer still delayed; 2026 operational records remain distinct. [DOC 2025 ↗] [FNDC 2026 ↗] | Enabling law, assent, executed land/forestry transfer, third-party agreements, resulting titles. |
| Modern Board freehold title schedule | 486.5768 ha proved by seven recent LINZ search copies [LINZ title copies ↗] | RTs 108096, 108097, 108098, NA91A/393, NA91A/394, NA9A/620 and 225438. | Registered ownership proved for these parcels. Published planning/organisational descriptions still refer to 506 ha, leaving 19.4232 ha unreconciled. | Trace prior references and resolve any additional parcel(s), including MX-3315864 / Pt Lot 1 DP 42597. |
Reconciliation control · updated with title evidence
Recent LINZ search copies published in the FNDC planning record identify seven Waitangi National Trust Board freehold titles totalling 486.5768 ha. The published 506 ha estate description therefore remains 19.4232 ha higher than the freehold title schedule presently proved. Leasehold titles are not added again because their areas sit inside the underlying Board freeholds. [LINZ title copies ↗] [506 ha description ↗]
Part 07 contains the full current-title audit and prior-reference chain ↗
Part 08 isolates the SO 338905 Crown/Board split and dates the Pony Club title to 1966 ↗
Year-by-year land chronology · 1932–2026
| Year | Land-ledger position |
|---|---|
| 1932 | Primary instruments. 18 Nov deed identifies ~1,002a 7.3p donor land; 9 Dec Act incorporates the Board, directs title for closed roads and creates a conditional title mechanism for ~40 acres of Crown-acquired historic land. [1932 Act ↗] |
| 1933 | Primary instruments. 1 Mar separate Endowment transfer to the Crown; 10 Mar Endowment Act commences. 8 Sep a further ~30a 2r 30.75p is taken for historic purposes. [Endowment Act ↗] |
| 1934 | Primary legislation. Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act s 17 authorises warrant-based fee-simple title to the Board for the 1933 historic-purpose taking. [1934 Act ↗] |
| 1935 | Contemporary mapping. A cadastral map catalogued ca 1935–36 distinguishes donor land, Endowment land, closed roads and historic-purpose parcels; some historic lands are described as proposed to be vested. [National Library map ↗] |
| 1936 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1936 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1937 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1937 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1938 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1938 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1939 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1939 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1940 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1940 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1941 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1941 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1942 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1942 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1943 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1943 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1944 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1944 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1945 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1945 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1946 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1946 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1947 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1947 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1948 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1948 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1949 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1949 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1950 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1950 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1951 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1951 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1952 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1952 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1953 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1953 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1954 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1954 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1955 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1955 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1956 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1956 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1957 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1957 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1958 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1958 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1959 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1959 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1960 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1960 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1961 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1961 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1962 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1962 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1963 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1963 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1964 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1964 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1965 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1965 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1966 | Registered-title event. RT NA9A/620 was issued 23 June 1966 for Lot 3 DP 51155, 4.7685 ha, naming the Waitangi National Trust Board as fee-simple owner. Prior reference: WA A156808. This proves the non-original Pony Club parcel was in Board title by this date. [NA9A/620 title ↗] |
| 1967 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1967 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1968 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1968 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1969 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1969 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1970 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1970 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1971 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1971 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1972 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1972 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1973 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1973 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1974 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1974 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1975 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1975 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1976 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1976 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1977 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1977 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1978 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1978 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1979 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1979 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1980 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1980 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1981 | Primary legislation. 43.8120 ha and 1.3100 ha are released from the Endowment trust; 754 m² is released from National Trust land. The operative result is Crown land free from trust; later intended dispositions still need title evidence. [1981 Act ↗] |
| 1982 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1982 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1983 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1983 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1984 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1984 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1985 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1985 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1986 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1986 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1987 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1987 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1988 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1988 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1989 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1989 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1990 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1990 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1991 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1991 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1992 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1992 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1993 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1993 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1994 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1994 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1995 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1995 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1996 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1996 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1997 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1997 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1998 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1998 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 1999 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 1999 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2000 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 2000 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2001 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 2001 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2002 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 2002 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2003 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 2003 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2004 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 2004 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2005 | Registered-title / survey event. RT 225438 was issued 14 June 2005 for Sections 6–11 and 15–16 SO 338905, 15.3673 ha, to the Board, from prior references NA642/154 and NA88C/748. Current Crown records retain Sections 1–5 and 12–14 SO 338905 in the Endowment. The 2005 issue date is a current-title event, not proof of the original acquisition date. [RT 225438 ↗] [Crown sections ↗] |
| 2006 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 2006 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2007 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 2007 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2008 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 2008 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2009 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 2009 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2010 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 2010 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2011 | Government policy. Crown says the Endowment Forest is Crown-held and will investigate transferring ownership to the Board. No completed transfer is stated. [Beehive 2011 ↗] |
| 2012 | Accounting evidence. Budget material carries $3.371m associated with transfer/write-off of Endowment forestry assets. Later records show legal implementation remained pending. [Treasury estimates ↗] |
| 2013 | Carry-forward accounting evidence. Later Budget material records the proposed Endowment disposal/write-off as deferred; no title instrument is identified. [Treasury estimates ↗] |
| 2014 | Treasury evidence. $1.925m Waitangi Endowment Forest write-off is deferred pending enactment of legislation. [2014 Estimates ↗] |
| 2015 | Legislation check. The Waitangi National Trust Board Amendment Act restructures governance. It is not the missing Endowment land-transfer instrument. [2015 Amendment Act ↗] |
| 2016 | Accounting / operations. Treasury again carries $1.925m pending Endowment legislation. Waitangi Limited is established as an operating subsidiary; this does not itself alter land title. [2016 Estimates ↗] |
| 2017 | Carry-forward year. No discrete land movement has yet been established for 2017 in the public baseline source set. The previous proved parcel status is carried forward for ledger purposes only; this is not evidence that nothing occurred. |
| 2018 | Later accounting evidence. Budget 2019 shows the $1.925m Endowment disposal amount carried from 2018/19 into 2019/20 pending legislation. [2019 Estimates ↗] |
| 2019 | Treasury evidence. $1.925m is carried into 2019/20 and then onward, still pending Endowment Forest legislation. [2019 Estimates ↗] |
| 2020 | Treasury evidence. The same disposal expense is moved to 2020/21 pending legislation. [2020 Estimates ↗] |
| 2021 | Treasury evidence. The $1.925m amount is again carried forward pending enactment of Waitangi Endowment Forest legislation. [2021 Estimates ↗] |
| 2022 | Treasury evidence. $1.925m is moved to 2022/23 pending legislation; separate $3.371m forestry-asset transfer funding is also carried. Neither is registered title evidence. [2022 Supplementary Estimates ↗] |
| 2023 | Official advice trail. Manatū Taonga’s register records “Information on the Waitangi National Trust Board” (AM23/541). The title alone proves advice existed, not a land transaction. [MCH advice register ↗] |
| 2024 | Official advice trail. BR24/261, “The Waitangi Endowment Forest and Waitangi National Trust revenue”, is recorded on 12 Dec. Briefing content is a retrieval target; no transfer is inferred from the title. [MCH advice register ↗] |
| 2025 | Released DOC briefing. Endowment Forest transfer is described as delayed awaiting royal assent on enabling legislation, transfer of forestry and land, and third-party agreements. [DOC OIAD-5043 ↗] |
| 2026 | Current position. Waitangi describes the National Trust Estate as 506 ha. FNDC describes the Endowment Forest as managed by DOC on behalf of the Board. These current descriptions do not supply a parcel-by-parcel LINZ title schedule. [Waitangi 506 ha ↗] [FNDC 2026 ↗] |
Open evidence schedule
Priority 1 — current title schedule. Obtain the full present-day LINZ record-of-title list for every parcel forming the reported 506-hectare National Trust Estate, including survey plans and historic title references. [LINZ land-record search ↗]
Priority 2 — founding vestings. Close the Bledisloe assurance, s 8 closed-road title, s 9 payment/warrant/title and 1934 s 17 warrant/title. [1932 Act ↗]
Priority 3 — 1981 dispositions. Follow each released parcel from “Crown land free from trust” into the next registered owner. [1981 Act ↗]
Priority 4 — Endowment movement. Obtain every sale, exchange, addition and current title under the Endowment Act, plus the full enabling and conveyancing package for the proposed forest transfer if enacted. [Endowment Act ↗]
Priority 5 — acquisition/disposal ledger. Reconcile all post-1934 Board purchases, gifts, exchanges, subdivisions, amalgamations, road changes, easements and disposals to the current 506 ha composition. [LINZ land-record search ↗]
Subject 09 closing finding
The public land ledger is now structurally complete: it distinguishes National Trust land from the Crown Endowment, records every presently identified statutory land movement, refuses to treat proposed transfers as completed title, quantifies the unresolved 506-hectare gap, and carries every year from 1932 to 2026. What remains open is specific evidence — not an unbounded theory.
As new LINZ or archival instruments are obtained, they should update the status of an existing row rather than rewrite the chain around an assumption.
Core sources
Foundational Key — pre-1932 title chain ↗
Waitangi National Trust Board Act 1932 ↗
Waitangi Endowment Act 1932–33 ↗
Reserves and other Lands Disposal Act 1934 ↗
Reserves and Other Lands Disposal Act 1981 ↗
DOC OIAD-5043 — 2025 implementation evidence ↗
Waitangi — current 506-hectare estate description ↗