Discussion on Māori Governance
01 Feb 2013 | NewsHowever, a number of blocks of Māori land held in multiple ownership that are suitable for development are also without any governance entity.
However, a number of blocks of Māori land held in multiple ownership that are suitable for development are also without any governance entity.
COMBINED PARTITION An owner or group of owners may benefit by combining their interests, held in two neighbouring blocks, into one block. For instance, they may own block A and also have an interest in block B.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
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...
Whilst studying, Judge Thomas was the President of the Māori Law Students Association and an active member of Waipapa Taumata Rau, the Māori Students Association.
I whakatūria te nohoanga motuhake a Kaiwhakawā Williams ki te marae o Waipapa, ki Waipapa Taumata Rau, koirā te wāhi i oti ai i a Kaiwhakawā Williams tana tohu paetahi mō te ture.
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Legislation: Section 19, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 T Wetere, for Deputy Registrar: The above-named application is currently scheduled for a special sitting in Whangārei on 3 December 2026, as follows: SP 11 – 2:00 pm AP-20250000003483 Applicant: Michael Phillip Graeme Yorke Respondent: Duane Monk Subject: Te Ti B2 Block Application: Injunction pursuant to section 67 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 – Judicial Conference.
Documents/Panui/7.-321-Taitokerau-MB-205-dated-27-August-2026.pdf (158 kb)
Different spelling of names: landowners often have more than one name, and not all of those names may have been known when the initial application was submitted.
Whilst studying, Judge Thomas was the President of the Māori Law Students Association and an active member of Waipapa Taumata Rau, the Māori Students Association.
Guides to help search the court record in Pātaka Whenua Rapu mā te poraka whenua Search by land block You can search for information by using the name of the land block.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI | MĀORI LAND COURT Place: Whangārei in Chambers Present: W W Isaac, Judge T Hepi, Clerk of the Court Date: 17 August 2026 Application No: AP-20250000003483 Subject: Te Ti B2 Block - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori reservation.
Documents/Panui/1.-321-Taitokerau-MB-127-128-dated-17-August-2026.pdf (105 kb)