Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsThe challenge is to initiate these meetings so that a defunct ahu whenua trust or incorporation can be reactivated.
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Factsheet for landowners Trustee Act
The changes affect all trusts, including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court (such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing trusts established before the law came into force.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
Māori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2024 Matariki 2025
Our team committed many hours of overtime to entering new applications into Pātaka Whenua and progressing applications towards resolution.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsProvision was made for that in the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which allowed for whenua tōpu trusts.
Te arotake, te whakarerekē rānei i tō tarahiti
Review or change a trust
On this page Apply to review or make changes to your trust Apply to change trustees Apply to review or make changes to your trust Te arotake i tō tarahiti (utu tāpae $68) Review your trust (filing fee $68) Trusts should be reviewed regularly to ensure they are operating according to the trust order and that the trustees are working to a high standard.
Factsheet Legislative changes affecting trusts
WHAT IS A ‘SIMPLE AND UNCONTESTED’ APPLICATION? ‘Simple’ trust applications have no complicating factors.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
JWI ACPECT Presentation 2022
In the recent High Court decision of Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei Trust v Attorney-General [2022] NZHC 843, there was considerable discussion of tikanga Māori in the context of who exercised mana whenua where the following were found; - Tikanga Māori is a source of broadly shared core values (tāhuhu) that may inform the development of the law and in some contexts is law
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Discussion on Urupā Reservations (Māori burial grounds)
01 Mar 2014 | NewsIn such a case the applicants would be wise to check the local authority district plan to see whether any restrictions on land use may be applicable to the area proposed for an urupā.
2023.10.17 MLC Special Aid Practice Note FINAL
For any such appeal or rehearing: (a) Where a lawyer has been appointed on application by a party, a new application must be filed in advance of any appeal or rehearing.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
Speech to the Federation of Māori Authorities National Conference
10 Dec 2014 | NewsJust before I wind up, I want to make a few brief comments about the Court and the Tribunal. For Te Kooti Whenua Māori this is a time of uncertainty. We await confirmation of the details and programme for the Government’s review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act, and so now is not the time for comment from the judiciary.