In the past the Housing Corporation, and its replacement Housing New Zealand, have been prepared to finance the building of dwellings on Māori land by taking security over the house, provided that the borrower can obtain a licence to occupy from the owners or trustees, where the land is held in trust, for a term of at least 21 years.
• Approve the adoption of a new trust order.
Any questions please contact mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz
Notice of Hui
Section 9 Block XVI Waikawa Survey
District
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Puketapu 3B 6B 2A
Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Venue: River Life Church,
83 Turangi Town Centre,
Tūrangi 3334
Kaupapa:
The establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust
For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
View the notice here.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Ngatihaupoto 79B Block
Date: Sunday, 22 February 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Venue: Hawera Library,
121 High Street,
Hāwera 4610
Kaupapa:
To discuss and negotiate a lease to Kent Helms Family Trust for a term of 6 years.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
WHENUA: Tokerau A7, A8 and A9 (Combined) Section A
DATE: Friday, 7 August 2026
TIME: 9:30 AM
VENUE: Māori Land Court 1143 Haupapa Street Rotorua ZOOM ID: 851 0825 3828
PASSCODE: 024235
KAUPAPA:
Occupation order for Tasheenachantel Pia
Constitution of an Ahu Whenua Trust
For further information please contact michael.savage@justice.govt.n...
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....
The block contains 123.4089 hectares and is situated on Whangaehu Valley Road, Karioi
A meeting of the owners of the land will be held as follows:
PLACE: Te Pae Tata - Ruapehu Community Hub, 43a Ruapehu Road, Ohakune
4625
DATE: Sunday 15 March 2026
TIME: 10.00 AM
ZOOM DETAILS BELOW:
Meeting ID: 87397264748
Please join 15 minutes before the hui starts in order to meet quorum and to confirm you are a
beneficiary of Rangiwaea No. 4F No. 4B
If for any reason the reso...
Selecting and appointing your preferred mediator
You can choose your preferred mediator from the list here. The list includes non-judicial mediators and Māori Land Court judges who are available to act as mediators.
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Step 7
Once you open the document information page, you will find several different sections including:
• document name and ID details,
• list of the document indexes,
• and the originated documents list.
You can choose your preferred mediator from a list on
our website. The list includes skilled mediators and
Māori Land Court judges who can act as mediators.