Use this form to appoint, remove, or replace trustee or change the number of trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust, Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (225 kb)
Engaging and communicating within a Māori context Describe how you engage effectively with whānau and others in culturally grounded settings.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)
However, there are hapū, iwi, and whānau that whakapapa to this land and may have used it for generations.
Rapu mā te kaipupuri whenua Search by landowner You can search for whenua that you have an interest in to learn more about the whakapapa of the whenua and the whānau. You can find information on: the current list of landowners of the block when a person became a landowner, who they inherited whenua interests from and the type of land ownership they have the previous landowners and line of succession, or whakapapa of the whenua.
Where the title to the land is vested in a Māori land trust (e.g. an Ahu Whenua Trust or a Whānau Trust) the trustees can approve a mortgage against the land subject to any restrictions in the trust order (ss 147 and 150A of the Act)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 1:00 PM AP-20250000004259 238/93 Douglas Karangaroa Te Mihi Kore Karangaroa & Paora Tamoe Haronga Whānau Trust – Enforcement of obligations of trust
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 11:00 AM AP-20230000025962 117/93, 214/93 Guy Puke- Mason Ada Rangiirihia Puke also known as Ada Rangirihia Puke or Ada Rangihira Puke or Ada Rangihia Puke or Ada Eketone Puke or Ada Netere Eketone or Ada Wetere Puke or Ada Wetere Eketone - Succession and constitute a whanau trust
Documents/Panui/34.-Waikato-Maniapoto-23-April-2026.pdf (115 kb)
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI - INFORMATION SEMINARS Venue: 1 Trading Place, Henderson Tuesday 9 June 2026 | Tuesday 14 July 2026 ❖ Succession and Whānau Trusts 10.00 AM ❖ Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record 1.00 PM Tuesday 23 June 2026 | Tuesday 28 July 2026 ❖ Ahu Whenua Trust Set Up and Trust Applications 10.00 AM ❖ Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record 1.00 PM The objectives of these seminars are to - 1.
Documents/Landowner-notices/MLC-Tamaki-Programme-WCL-June-July2026.pdf (342 kb)
The Māori Land court will only make a partition order when it is satisfied that the partition is necessary for the effective operation, development and utilisation of the land, or that it effects a gift from the donor to a member of his or her whānau. The following points need to be considered: • access – the area to be partitioned should not restrict access to the rest of the land • the lie of the land – the area to be partitioned should not take the entire flat or most use...
The Māori Land court will only make a partition order when it is satisfied that the partition is necessary for the effective operation, development and utilisation of the land, or that it effects a gift from the donor to a member of his or her whānau. The following points need to be considered: • access – the area to be partitioned should not restrict access to the rest of the land • the lie of the land – the area to be partitioned should not take the entire flat or most use...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
