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Tarati ahuwhenuaAhuWhenuatrust
An ahuwhenuatrust enables collective guardianship of one or more land blocks on behalf of landowners.
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply
to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also
apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Bush,
Deborah Bush
Appeal 2026/4 - Maungatautari
5A1C3B AhuWhenuaTrust and
orders to replace trustees heard
at 286 Waikato Maniapoto MB 6-
27 on 16/10/2025 and made at a
further hearing on 3/12/2025 -
Notice of Appeal (Respondent:
Maungatautari 5A1C3B AhuWhenuaTrust)
33
AP-20260000001801 45/93 Pauline Philomena
Hokianga
CJ 2026/11 - He tono ki te
Kaiwhakawā Matua ki te
whakahou, whakakore rānei i
tētahi ōt...
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply
to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply
to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
An obvious corollary to that proposition is, subject to the available resources and infrastructure of the trust to cater for such procedures. For example, one ahuwhenuatrust has over 8,000 beneficial owners for an area of land less than 200 hectares with income of less than $10,000.00 per annum.
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Filing an application in respect of the following:
(a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other
injury to Māori freehold land
(b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt,
demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land
(c) any other de...