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There are many ways Māori connect with and utilise whenua, depending on the economic, social, and cultural aspirations of the whānau for the whenua. The Māori Land Court, alongside our partner agencies, are here to support you and your whānau throughout your whenua journey.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP5 10:00AM AP-20240000012177 231/93 Mereana Hona He arotakenga i te Tangitu
Whānau Trust
Review of the Tangitu Whānau Trust
SP6 10:00AM AP-20250000000675 238/93 Rachal Maree
Stewart of the
Isabel (Ihipera)
Susan Petley
Whānau
Committee
Tangitu Whanau Trust - Enforcement
of obligations of trust
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP2 9:00 AM AP-20230000025259
A20220002009
241/93
67/93
Margaret
Menehira
He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga
whenua atu i te Nora Menehira
Whānau Trust
Nora Menehira Whānau Trust -
Partial termination of trust
The Court may convene to make
orders
SP3 9:00 AM AP-20230000033668 231/93
67/93
Margaret
Menehira
He arotakenga i te Nora Menehira
Whānau Trust
Nora Menehira Whānau Trust–
Review of trust...
Waiariki
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
A Special Sitting
At Ōpōtiki
Māori Land Court, 1143 Haupapa
Street, Hauora House, Rotorua
Wednesday 6 September 2023
Judge T M Wara Presiding
PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT:
SSep3/1 11:00 AM AP-20230000021566 113/93,
118/93
Thompson
Quinton Tapsell
William Brian Ta...
Ka pupuri tonu ngā
kaiwhiwhi hua i ā rātou ake hea.
16 Ko te iwi tūturu, mai i te hononga o te
hapū (uri whakaheke) me te whānau (rōpū
whānau), ki tētahi tipuna kotahi, o tētahi
rohe pōtae (nō te iwi).
5
6
• ngā whakaritenga a te kaitono mō te
kuhu atu me te tiaki i ngā whakahaerenga
o te kaupapa.
This may mean connecting with other agencies and exploring funding opportunities that can help you and your whānau reach your aspirations for your whenua.
Occupation orders can
now be granted not only to the landowner or any person
entitled to succeed to their interest, but also to beneficiaries
of the whānau trust that holds a beneficial interest in the
land.
Examples of what could be considered ‘simple’ trust matters
include:
• forming a whānau trust for a single owner’s interests or
shares; or
• terminating a kaitiaki trust for a minor when the person
reaches 20 years of age; or
• appointing a trustee to a whānau trust.
No matter what type of activity it is, whether it had a law focus, be language-based, an iwi, hapū or whānau initiative, no matter the kaupapa, you have always been there lending an ear to my problems and complaints about how hard everything has been, about how exhausting the lawyer life can be, about the tiresome nature of people generally, about the ins and outs of the Declaration and te Tiriti o Waitangi (yes, I am a true progeny of the North), and despite all of those tedious traits I...
Understanding of the problems encountered by whānau in managing their whenua, for example,
issues arising in trusts, incorporations, marae structures and Māori reservations issues.
