Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa, so it is important to discuss your application with those who may be impacted.
The practice note demystifies what can appear a complex subject, and support both whānau and lenders to improve access to finance for development activity on whenua Māori.
The move into the new premises marks an important milestone, and ensures we are better equipped to serve whānau and communities for generations to come.
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Māori land matters are whānau matters. You can bring whānau with you to court to support you and your application.
Remember to be considerate of your whānau relationships during mediation. Give some thought to what you do
and/or say to maintain whānau relationships during mediation.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP5 2:30 PM AP-20260000004419 239/93 Maxwell Everitt
Williams
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Maukoro Reserve
B1B2 and B1C2 (B4)
Replace Charmaine Tumakere with
Anthony James Williams, Dean
Keepa and Donna Patricia Edwards
as responsible trustees of the
Maukoro Reserve B1B2 and B1C2
(B4) Ahu Whenua Trust
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP2 12:00 PM AP-20260000010686
338/93 Trustees of
Te Rūnanga
a Rangitāne
o Wairau
Trust
Section 23 Block III Taylor Pass
Survey - To set apart land as a
Māori reservation for the purpose of
a urupā
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP5 12:00 PM AP-20240000013666 19/93
67/93
236/93
237/93
238/93
240/93
Tarina
MacDonald,
Glen Skipper,
and Rangi Kipa
Ngāti Tawhirikura Hapū Charitable
Trust – Injunction against any person
in respect of any actual threatened
trespass or other injury to any Māori
land or Māori Reservation
(Respondents: Ngāti Tawhirikura
Hapū Charitable trustees Beverly
Gibson, Sam Williams, and Sharron
Wipiti)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP3 10:00 AM AP-20260000001602 58/93 Deborah Bush,
Awhina D N Bush
Appeal 2026/4 - Maungatautari
5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust and orders
to replace trustees heard at 286
Waikato Maniapoto MB 6-27 on
16/10/2025 and 291 Waikato
Maniapoto MB 63-75 on 03/12/2025 -
Notice of Appeal (Respondents: April
Rangi Bush, Donna Hineora Ingley,
Thomas Tauaroha Pira, Amiria Epsi
Moana Talo, Sabrina Caralee Shawnté
Wattie, and Kelli Matilda Liana Watti...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP19 11:00 AM AP-20230000023000
A20220009324
338(1)/93
338(7)/93
Charlotte Turia Taumatamahoe 2B 2B No 19C Block
- Set land apart as a Maori
Reservation for the purposes of a
Marae, urupa and other specified
purposes
SP20 11:00 AM AP-20230000023069
A20220014302
215/93
219/93
220/93
222/93
Marilyn Ngawini
Davis
Taumatamahoe 2B2B19C -
Constitute Ahu Whenua Trust and
appoint Marilyn Ngawini Davis,
Gordon Turuhia Cribb, Allan...
