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The income usually goes to pay those concerned with the management of the land with the balance being used to awhi marae or to provide education grants and kaumatua grants.

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Often this was at the request of the owners, who wanted to have their land split up into smaller sections so it could be better managed for farming, or divided into house sites, marae reserves and so on. Sometimes investigation of title and partitioning were simultaneous processes.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

Setting aside new urupā A number of well established principles in relation to Māori reservations have been developed by the Court – these principles apply to urupā reservations as much as to marae or papakāinga. When the owners or trustees of a block of land make an application to set aside an urupā reservation over land that has not previously been used for burials, the applicants will need to show that they have called a well-notified meeting of the owners to discuss the proposal wit...

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Māori Reservations that are set aside as a Marae are required to have a Charter agreed between the trustees and the people for whom the Marae is reserved.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

The Māori Land Court is notifying all interested parties of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Puna-O-Maru Section 96 DATE: Saturday 27 September 2025 TIME: 12:30 pm. VENUE: Waihao Marae 26 Māori Road Morven Waimate Kaupapa: • Vote on setting aside the whenua as a Māori reservation

Documents/Landowner-notices/2.-Te-Waipounamu-Puna-o-maru-Hui-Panui-September.pdf (197 kb)

AOTEA PĀNUI Contact Details Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers Address 74 Ingestre Street Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui Phone 06-3490770 Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) 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 Special Court Sitting The followin...

Documents/Panui/12.-Aotea-2-October-2025.pdf (120 kb)

AP-20240000003186 45/93 Josie Wade, Henry Francis (counsel acting) CJ 2024/29 - Penetana Matiu Heta also known as Ben Matthews and a succession order made at 18 Kaitaia MB 354-356 on 3/4/1995 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20240000003200 45/93 Karamea Insley CJ 2024/25 - Awanui Haparapara No. 1 Māori Reservation block and an order appointing trustees made at 2 Conference MB 23-25 on 18/4/1996 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20240000003255 45/93 Wairere Ormsby CJ 2024/2...

Documents/Panui/May-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20250313.pdf (442 kb)

block and a vesting order made at 102 Rotorua MB 332-333 on 5/4/1956 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20230000027565 A20220010829 45/93 Nathan John Bevin CJ 2022/30 - David Te Au and a succession order made at 41 South Island MB 9-10 on 24/2/1965 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20230000027567 A20220011703 45/93 Donna Marie Barnes CJ 2022/31 - Norma Margret Matenga or Norma Margret Barnes or Tepara Barnes and a succession order made at 54 Taupo MB 375-376...

Documents/Panui/April-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (427 kb)

AP-20240000003186 45/93 Josie Wade, Henry Francis (counsel acting) CJ 2024/29 - Penetana Matiu Heta also known as Ben Matthews and a succession order made at 18 Kaitaia MB 354-356 on 3/4/1995 - Application to the Chief Judge 18 AP-20240000003200 45/93 Karamea Insley CJ 2024/25 - Awanui Haparapara No. 1 Māori Reservation block and an order appointing trustees made at 2 Conference MB 23-25 on 18/4/1996 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20240000003255 45/93 Wairere...

Documents/Panui/March-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (486 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP11 10:40 AM AP-20250000009414 21/94 Gloria Brandt Aorangi No 1 Sec 3A 3C and Kauwhata Marae – Inquiry into the administration of a Māori Reservation

Documents/Panui/32.-Aotea-6-November-2025.pdf (124 kb)