Acknowledgements to Te Puni Kōkiri for
the use of their whare
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI - INFORMATION SEMINARS
Venue: Te Puni Kōkiri, 9 Ronwood Avenue, Manukau
Wednesday 29 July and 30 September 2026
9.30 AM – 11.30 AM
❖ Ownership, Succession and Whānau Trusts
Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
Wednesday 26 August and 28 October 2026
9.30 AM – 11.30 AM
❖ Ahu Whenua Trust Set Up and Trust Applications
Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
The object...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP19 10:10 AM AP-20260000008343 19/93 Joey Te Ao
Tutahanga
Wetea Faulkner
Jnr
Matapihi 1A3C2A2 Ahu Whenua
Trust – Judicial Conference
(Injunction (Respondents: Leighton
John Faulkner and the Matapihi
1A3C2A2 Ahu Whenua Trust))
SP20 10:10 AM AP-20260000008370 18(1)(a)/93 Joey Te Ao
Tutahanga
Wetea Faulkner
Jnr
He whakataunga a te kooti mō
tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana
nō wai te whare ki runga i a
Matapihi 1A3C2A2
Judicial Conferenc...
The benefits of a pūtea trust include:
interests can be pooled together to generate a more stable income and allow greater participation in land ownership and development
you can appoint one or more trustees to manage the interests across multiple blocks of land
the trust becomes the single point of contact for your interests, and
the trust is a legal entity and you can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
Māori Land Court application guides
How to apply for partition of
Māori freehold land
Date produced: December 2025
Last modified: June 2026
Understanding partition
Types of partition
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Option three – Full partition
A full partition means some or all the new blocks may be transferred to people outside the existing
ownership, hapū or group associated with the land.
You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (transfers of shares in Māo...
Terms of the trust order
[Discussion notes and resolution]
Moved by: Seconded by: Move the resolution: Āe/Kāo
5. Ownership of dwellings/assets (if any)
[Discussion notes and resolution]
Moved by: Seconded by: Move the resolution: Āe/Kāo
6.
Ngā tono $68
$68 applications
Succession to Māori land
Transfer of shares in Māori land
Establishment of a trust over Māori land
Adding, reducing, or removing trustees of a trust which manages Māori land
Determining the ownership of structures on Māori land
Occupation of Māori land
Ngā tono $228
$228 applications
Partition, subdivision, amalgamation and aggregation of Māori land
Anything related to a Māori incorporation
Roadways, access, easements and surveys of Māori land
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