In April 2025, Claire Stirling-Hawkins (Te
Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kauwhata,
Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāi Tahu me Kāti
Mamoe), supported by her whānau, friends, and
kaimahi from Te Rāwhiti, stepped into the Pae
Ārahi o Te Rito role, bringing her leadership
strengths and a shared purpose and vision for Te
Rito to the District.
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An index of past and present judicial officers of
the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court
1 May 2018
Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947
Judge Date appointed
John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864
Matikikuha 25 June 1864
Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864
Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864
George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President)
9 January 1865 (Judge)
Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864
P...
Support was given for the formation of a whānautrust. An application to constitute a whānautrust was filed in 2004 and eventually heard in February of 2005.
The respective whānautrusts are coordinated through an ahu whenua trust for the management of the whole block and in dealings with third parties such as the Rotorua District Council.
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māorilandcourt.co.nz
A whānautrust combines some or all the Māori land interests of an owner or owners into a single
trust, to be held on behalf of their whānau.
Interest based trusts
Tarati whānau (utu tāpae $68)
Whānautrust (filing fee $68)
A whānautrust combines the interests of a whānau (family) into a single trust.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP41 9:30 AM AP-20250000016218 239/93 Anahera Houia He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Nehe Rihara and
Uruorangi Houia WhānauTrust
Replace Juliann Maniapoto, Sandra
Te Kiri, Justin Houia, Ronald Houia,
Bonnie Ohlson, Matthew Michael
Houia and Jason Ryan Houia with
Benjamin Houia, Joseph Houia,
Anahera Houia and Hoeta Maxwell
as responsible trustee of the Nehe
Rihara and Uruorangi Houia WhanauTrust
SP42 9:35...
(state full name),
apply to the Court to constitute a whānautrust in respect of:
tick as appropriate
all my/our land interests
the land interests listed in the schedule hereto
Details of proposed whānautrust:
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