19. Aotea 18 December 2025
SP9 10:30 AM AP-20250000001871 173/93 Shelly Puohotaua Rakato B - Summon a meeting of owners to dissolve both trusts - Rakato B Trust and Part Rakato B Māori Reservation Judicial Conference.
SP9 10:30 AM AP-20250000001871 173/93 Shelly Puohotaua Rakato B - Summon a meeting of owners to dissolve both trusts - Rakato B Trust and Part Rakato B Māori Reservation Judicial Conference.
A licence to occupy gives you permission to build on or occupy whenua. However, the title of ownership remains with the trust or management body and the licence can’t be passed on by succession.
It outlines the legislative history, relevance to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, new urupā, beneficiary class and underlying ownership and advantages.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 12:40 PM AP-20240000009524 239/93 Jeremy Kenneth Williams, (represented by Counsel: Rox Soriano, Style Toleafoa & Dr Bryan Gilling) He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Estate and Trust for Kenneth Sydney Williams - Aorangi Maunga No. 1 Replace Elizabeth Josephine Williams and John William Stuart Williams with Jeremy Kenneth Williams, Deborah Mary Williams and Natalie Margot Williams as trustees of the Estat...
APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Just 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.
Some trusts and incorporations also provide financial assistance through grants and scholarships.
More information For more information about Māori Land Trusts please write to, phone, fax, email, or visit a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post. Tono tuihono Apply online Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
Currently, the land is effectively held in trust until the owners can receive the land. There are 308 original owners.