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Many urupā are traditional burial grounds, and are the places where whānau and hapū members expect to be buried when their time comes.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20230000030439 231/93 240/93 Roselle Cook Parish of Tamahere Lot 46A2B2A - Review of Trust and Removal of Jacqueline Lee Puru Pomare, Christine Rangiora Ngohe and Adrien Robb as responsible trustees SP2 11:00 AM AP-20230000027251 231/93 Deputy Registrar Maukoro Reserve (B1B2 & B1C2) A block and Maukoro Reserve (B1B2 & B1C2) B4 block - Review of Trust SP3 11.00 AM AP-20230000031396 231/93 Deputy Registrar Maukor...

Documents/Panui/13.-Waikato-Maniapoto-Special-4-September-2024.pdf (154 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 2 12.00AM AP-20250000004697 AP-20250000004708 AP-20250000006309 AP-20250000004711 43/93 231/93 238/93 241/93 Raiha Allen Leo Watson (Counsel) Opoutama Māori Reserve Sections 51 and 52 – Rehearing of application A20180004480 Opoutama Māori Reserve Sections 51 and 52 – Constitute an ahu whenua trust and appoint Willie Smith, Gina Hansen, Nellicia Hammond and Stuart Smith as trustees He Arotakenga i te Hapi Smith Ahu W...

Documents/Panui/15.-Special-Tairawhiti-7-August-2025.pdf (132 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 2:00 PM AP-20250000006797 79/93 238/93 241/93 Charles Rapata Anderson Barlow Anderson Family Trust - Enforcement of obligations of trust, partial termination of shares and costs SP3 2:00 PM AP-20250000006798 79/93 238/93 241/93 Charles Rapata Anderson Barlow Anderson Whānau Trust - Enforcement of obligations of trust, partial termination of shares and costs SP4 2:00 PM AP-20250000006799 79/93...

Documents/Panui/10.-Waiariki-16-December-2025.pdf (124 kb)

The changes affect all trusts, including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court (such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing trusts established before the law came into force.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20240000005892 239/93 June Lambeth Hamilton Whānau Trust - Replace May Mariner and appoint Erin Quinlan, Leonie Hall, Deborah Mcleod, Renee Mariner-Solomon, Graham McIlroy, Simon Bennett and Jemma Johnston as responsible trustees SP2 10:15 AM AP-20240000007500 239/93 Nigel Galbraith Takaumu Henrietta Galbraith Whānau Trust - Replace Robert Leslie Galbraith and appoint Nigel Craig Galbraith as responsible...

Documents/Panui/35.-Te-Waipounamu-11-June-2026.pdf (143 kb)

1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2015 | Pipiri 2015 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land. Trusts (Note: The term trusts includes all types of management structure, including Ahu Whenua

Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)

1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2015 | Pipiri 2015 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land. Trusts (Note: The term trusts includes all types of management structure, including Ahu Whenua

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)

I te tau 2022, nā runga āno i te wāhi hiki i ngā here o ngā tikanga e ai kī te Protection Framework, i whakatūria e te Kooti ētahi nohoanga motu- hake hei whakanui tahi i ngā kopoutanga a ēnei Kaiwhakawā hou e toru ki ō rātou whānau, ō rātou hoa mahi me ō rātou hoa. He hui hirahira ēnei hui katoa me te haere tawhiti atu o ngā hunga ki ngā nohoanga katoa.

Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)

For example, an application for succession will require a death certificate, any grant of administration (probate 2 or letters of administration 3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required and consents of the proposed trustees.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)