Determine the terms of trust The block contains 109.3435 hectares and is situated on Makakahi Road, Ruatiti, Ruapehu District meeting of the owners of the land will be held as follows: PLACE: Waimarino Baptist Church (The Centre),14-16 Seddon Street, Raetihi 4632 DATE: Saturday 7 March 2026 TIME: 10am Please find below the Zoom link for the upcoming meeting.
Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (64 kb)
The benefits of an ahu whenua trust include: a greater opportunity to use the land trustees can be appointed to administer and manage the block owners can participate in meetings and decisions about the direction of the trust the trust becomes the single point of contact for the block, and the trust is a legal entity and trustees can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Ngatimanuhiakai 17A3 Date: Sunday, 22 February 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Hawera Library, 121 High Street, Hāwera 4610 Kaupapa: The lease renewal of Ngatimanuhiakai 17A3.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Lot 26 Reserve 873 (199 Tuahiwi Rd) Date: Thursday, 27 February Time: 10 am Venue: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Kaupapa: Clean up notice from Waimakariri District Council Agree on next steps Vote on whether to form an ahu whenua trust, or alternative options for managing the whenua in future.
Using this form, you can update your details for the potential owners of the SILNA blocks.
It is a good idea to ask them about: What land blocks you might be an owner in An accurate record of your whakapapa How you became an owner or beneficiary to your whenua.
However, a number of blocks of Māori land held in multiple ownership that are suitable for development are also without any governance entity.
See the back page of this factsheet for the MLC office closest to you or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us For information about the most common applications, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply Another useful website is Māori Land Online, which has details about the current ownership and title information¹ for all MLC blocks. Go online to maorilandonline.govt.nz Where to get an application form You can get an application form from your nearest MLC office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
My marae are Muru Raupatu at Bell Block and Waikawa Marae near Picton. My tipuna were part of the diaspora of Taranaki Māori in the 19th century, finally settling on Aropaoa Island in Queen Charlotte Sound.
The website also contains a link to Māori Land Online, a tool that provides web based information on the current ownership and title information 1 for all Māori Land Court blocks. Where to obtain application forms Collect an application form from a Māori Land Court office or download from www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
