Secondly, their refinements to this structure, after many meetings, has created a model which better represents the grassroots “ownership” of the block . 1) The standard structure is the same:
The ahu whenua trustees are the legal “owners” of the block in dealings with third parties and must ensure compliance with the district plan, payment of local body rates etc and are responsible for the block ’s services, access etc.
Located in:
Who we are
Our judges
Judges' corner articles
Māori incorporations are designed to manage whole blocks of land and
are the most commercial of all Māori land management structures.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
If there are a number of transferees indicate how the blocks or shares are to be allocated e.g equally or otherwise.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-30-Vesting-order.pdf (195 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,125 1,487 4,182 81,945.9096 (57%) 61,068.5932 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,315 1,744 2,251 97,621.4046 (76%) 30,218.9985 (24%)
Waiariki 2,216 2,508 2,886 287,361.0526 (89%) 36,3...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2023-05-19-MoJ-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-ver-1.pdf (227 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,123 1,479 4,178 81,661.3200 (57%) 61,327.6433 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,313 1,740 2,254 97,553.7494 (76%) 30,265.1933 (24%)
Waiariki 2,205 2,497 2,887 287,231.8928 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2023.pdf (186 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%)
Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2,889 287,209.5956 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%)
Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2,889 287,209.5956 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,123 1,479 4,178 81,661.3200 (57%) 61,327.6433 (43%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,313 1,740 2,254 97,553.7494 (76%) 30,265.1933 (24%)
Waiariki 2,205 2,497 2,887 287,231.8928 (89%) 35,4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2022.pdf (186 kb)
So it was not uncommon on this project to have a block with an appellation such as this: Waerenga East No 2 B, Waerenga East No 1, Section 7 block 5 Rotoiti Survey District, Maungaroa Kaharoa No 12 block (Amalgamated) Lot C.
Located in:
Who we are
Our judges
Judges' corner articles
Management Structures
(Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori
Reservations and Other trusts)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,349 1,537 4,135 82,938.3557 (58%) 60,109.3005 (42%)
Waikato-Maniapoto 1,458 1,751 2,246 98,480.5154 (77%) 29,363.0164 (23%)
Waiariki 2,437 2,588 2,815 289,087.9912 (89%) 34,585....
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2024.pdf (349 kb)
