It’s focused on facilitating the use and administration of the land for the benefit of an iwi or hapū. Under section 210 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, trust assets must be held for Māori community purposes.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
• Tikanga-informed - an agreed process guided by the values, beliefs, and practices of your whānau and hapū. Ko wai te kaitakawaenga? | Who mediates? You can choose your preferred mediator from a list on our website.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Dispute-resolution-service-web-version.pdf (355 kb)
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 25 A20230005302 113A/93, 118/93 Debbie Gemmell Tanginoa Gemmell also known as Tanginoa Dorothy Gemmell or Tanginoa Gemmell nee Takarangi - Succession 26 A20230005528 113A/93, 118/93 Vanessa Ranginui John Bartholomew Ranginui Jnr - Succession 27 A20230005027 235A/93, 239/93 Leanne Horo Ngatitara Part No 9 Reserve - Reduce the trustees by removing Irene Rangi, Canaan Joshua Pauro and Raymond William Tuuta as trustees due to res...
Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
Contents: Applications for hearing in APRIL | PAENGA-WHÄWHÄ 2024: 2 - 16 Te Rohe o Aotea 17 - 23 Te Rohe o Tairäwhiti 24 - 42 Te Rohe o Taitokerau 42 - 50 Te Rohe o Täkitimu 51 - 58 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu 58 - 80 Te Rohe o Waiariki 81 - 97 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto 98 - 103 Te Whakamaene | Chief Judge Court Sittings 104 - 119 Applications that remain outstanding in the Office of the Chief Registrar 120 - 123 Court Sittin...
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 12 AP-20230000020039 A20220010862 113/93 118/93 214/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Joshua David Haereroa Arewha Piripi Banks also known as Alfred Haereroa or Arewha Haereroa or Arewha Peke or Arewha Peeke - Succession, constitute the Alfred Haereroa Whänau Trust appoint Joshua David Haereroa as trustee 13 AP-20230000020551 A20230001107 113/93 118/93 Natalie Ann Davis Audrey Rubina Corrigan - Succession 14 AP-20230000020963...
Documents/Panui/0805823-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-September-2023-web.pdf (832 kb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington June 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 9th of April 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or report...
Documents/Panui/June-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (481 kb)
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: COURT DISTRICT: 38 AP-20230000021191 A20230007306 113/93 118/93 Caron Te Arohanoa Anthylia Matai, Zena Rangiora Maitai (Wood) Cotter Bryan Maitai also known as Sonnyboy Maitai or Cotter Brian Maitai - Succession Waiariki TE ROHE O TAIRÄWHITI continued Whiringa-ä-Nuku / OCTOBER 2023 - NATIONAL PÄNUI 15 Application for determination by a Registrar which are considered simple and uncontested The following a...
Documents/Panui/0903423-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-October-2023-CONFIRMED-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (615 kb)
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Hearing scheduled AP-20230000019653 A20170006851 21/11/2017 CJ 2017/31 - Te Huka Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu or Te Hika Whatu or Darkie Whatu or Te Hiika Whatu Te Tua and succession orders made at 226 Rotorua MB 182-184 on 27 February 1990 and 13 Waiariki MB 138-140 on 6 August 2010 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93, 47(4)/93 Nganehu Whatu 6.
Documents/5-11-reports/Notification-of-Applications-over-6-months-old-31-May-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 7th of December 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...
