• Whenua tōpū trust This is an iwi- or hapū-based trust. It’s designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land in the interest of the iwi or hapū.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
• Whenua tōpū trust This is an iwi- or hapū-based trust. It’s designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land in the interest of the iwi or hapū.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
• Whenua tōpū trust This is an iwi- or hapū-based trust. It’s designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land in the interest of the iwi or hapū.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
It’s designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land in the interest of the iwi or hapū. This type of trust is also used for receiving Crown land4 as part of any settlement.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
- Tikanga Māori and Tikanga-ā-iwi are not static and may evolve over time. - Tikanga disputes between iwi are better addressed on the marae
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Examples of the Court vesting a block in a ‘tribe by name’ are very difficult to find. One case where it did so was the Te Ahuaturanga block in the Wairarapa, a block of 21,000 acres in the Wairarapa, vested by Judge Rogan in the Rangitāne iwi on 8 September 1870.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
We’ll use the information you provide to search our records and find who has the closest whakapapa connection to the deceased.
During her legal career, Judge Thomas represented several iwi and hapū throughout New Zealand on matters relating to the rights of te iwi Māori, and more specifically, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the environment, the land, the sea, tikanga Māori and te reo Māori.
This is an acknowledgement to all the hapū, iwi and Māori landowners in Aotearoa and your efforts to care for our whenua for the generations to come, e mihi ana.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
In the case of a Special General Meeting, the notice will state first the reason for holding the meeting. 3.18 The notice will be posted on the Marae Facebook Page and any other relevant portals and will also be announced over iwi radio. Quorum 3.19 At meetings of trustees, four trustees must be present to have a quorum.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
