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Trusts
(Note: The term trusts includes all types of management structure, including Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts,
Māori Incorporations and non-Māori Land Court created structures or organisations but it does not include agencies or agents)
Rohe # Trusts # Blks with
Trusts
# Blks
no Trusts
Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha)
Taitokerau 1,095 1,492 3,918 88,814.9986 (60%) 59,152.3975 (40%)
Waikato Maniapoto 1,304 1,651 2,088 95,558.6...
Land Management Structures
Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations,
and trusts that are a sole owner of a block. See excluded land types on page 2.
Rohe #
Structures
# Blocks with
Structures
Area with
structures (ha)
# Blocks
without
Structures
Area without
structures (ha)
Taitokerau 1,152 1,499 84,383.3834 (61%) 4,084 54,820.5056 (39%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,273...
Trusts / Incorporations
(Note: # Trusts = Total Number of Trusts, # Blks with Trusts = Total Number of blocks with a trust, # Blks no Trusts = Total Number of
blocks with no trusts, Area vested(ha) = Total hectares vested in a trust and Area not vested(ha) = Total hectares not vested in any trust)
Rohe # Trusts # Blks with
Trusts
# Blks
no Trusts
Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha)
Taitokerau 1007 1475 3994 86,366.0737 59,359.3397
Waikato Maniapoto 1263 1589 2245...
Trusts / Incorporations
(Note: # Trusts = Total Number of Trusts, # Blks with Trusts = Total Number of blocks with a trust, # Blks no Trusts = Total Number of
blocks with no trusts, Area vested(ha) = Total hectares vested in a trust and Area not vested(ha) = Total hectares not vested in any trust)
Rohe # Trusts # Blks with
Trusts
# Blks
no Trusts
Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha)
Taitokerau 1007 1475 3994 86,366.0737 59,359.3397
Waikato Maniapoto 1263 1589 2245...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP11 2:00 PM AP-20250000009419 239/93
338(7)/93
240/93
Arleen McLaren He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī
mō Te Aroha Block IX Sec 31C 4A and
Te Aroha Block IX Section 31D3A
reservation (Tui Pā Marae)
Replace Ta'ako Piaso with Tania
McCaskill, Allen Wickliffe and Michael
Wickliffe as trustees of Te Aroha Block IX
Sec 31C 4A and Te Aroha Block IX
Section 31D3A reservation (Tui Pā
Marae), Removal of Shelley Turner...
Terms used in land ownership
Taitara
Title
Title is the legal description of a piece of land and evidence of the owners of that land.
Poraka whenua
Land block
A land block is a piece of Māori freehold land.
He says that in order for that to occur we need to be able to:
▪ Discern basic Treaty principles/tikanga
▪ See them revealed in facts as they unfold before you as you would in any other relevant
legal category
▪ See how they can be applied on their own terms, but alongside the other legal principles
you must apply in your work
I would add as a further bullet point, that there is a need for the Judiciary to understand the nuances
involved with tikanga, because discerning them is onl...
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Waimarino 3F No 4 Block
Date: Saturday, 7 March 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Venue: Waimarino Baptist Church (The Centre)
14-16 Seddon Street
Raetihi 4632
Kaupapa:
The lease renewal of Waimarino 3F No 4 Block
For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
View the notice here.
