It is possible
to establish a Māori reservation over one
part of a block.
Purposes of a reservation
A reservation can be established for any of
the following purposes:
• a village site
• a marae
• a sports ground
• a catchment area or other source of
water supply
• a place of cultural, historical, or scenic
interest
• a conservation purpose (in conjunction
with whenua rāhui)
• a bathing place
• a building site
• a church site
• a landing place
• a spring
• a fishing g...
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and ter...
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The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
(please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some of all of the land is located)
Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki
Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
SUBJECT OF APPLICATION
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP16 3:30 PM AP-20250000005962 244/93 Derna Trifilo,
John McIver,
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tikanga
o te Parengaroa Ahu Whenua Trust
Vary the terms of the Parengaroa Ahu
Whenua Trust – Judicial Conference
SP17 3:30 PM AP-20260000001322 239/93 Derna Trifilo He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitiī mō Parengaroa Ahu
Whenua Trust
Replace Martin Kingi & Derna Trifilo
with Henry Tango, Davenna Penney &
John Kingi as responsible trustees of...
Also, depending on the circumstances of your
beneficiaries and your whenua, you might want to include purposes like these:
(a) upholding the principles of whanaungatanga, kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga, and
consciously protecting the interests of future generations as well as those alive today;
(b) exercising kaitiakitanga over the bush and waterways by protecting, managing and
improving these taonga as possible;
(c) working with the beneficial owners and their whānau to promot...
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Applying for succession
Succession application types
Succession and whāngai
Succession with no living descendants
Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land. The accurate documentation of succession to land is critical and enables landowners to work together to make decisions about its use for the benefit of all landowner...
Te rautaki Ao Māori
A te reo Māori resource for words
used in the Māori Land Court and
the Waitangi Tribunal
Ngā Kupu Māori mō te
Kooti Whenua Māori me
te Rōpū Whakamana i te
Tiriti o Waitangi
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acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato
acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro
acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi
acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai
acting impartially mahi i runga i te tōkeke
active (as in inqu...
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