Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including:
Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order
Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners
Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trust and the whenua to advisory trustees and owners
Identify and undertake work to protect and enhance the wh...
Use this form to appoint, remove, or replace trustee or change the number of trustees of a WhānauTrust, Kaitiaki Trust,
Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
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.
Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including:
Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order
Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners
Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trust and the whenua to advisory trustees and owners
Identify and undertake work to protect and enhance the wh...
In recognition of the principles of the Act that land is taonga
tuku iho, of special significance, and to promote the retention
of the land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and
hapū, the judges usually require that an owner wishing to gift
or sell an interest first consult with their children and whānau.
[NAME OF MARAE] Marae Charter
1 Name and location
1.1 The name of the marae is [ ] Marae.
1.2 It is located at [ ].
1.3 The land on which the marae sits is a Māori Reservation set aside for the purpose of [STATE PURPOSE
EXPRESSED WHEN THE RESERVATION WAS MADE].
2 Purpose
2.1 This charter is made under the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994 to set out clearly the purpose of the marae
and the role of the marae trustees in managing and running it.
2.2 The function and purp...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP1 12:10 PM AP-20250000004899 241/93 David James
Davies
He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga
whenua atu i te Rangitopeora
WhānauTrust
Removal of land interests from the
Rangitopeora WhānauTrust
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP3 10:00 AM AP-20250000015277 241/93 Leighton John
Faulkner
He whakamutunga atu i te Te Ao
Tutahanga Wetea Faulkner
WhānauTrust
Termination of the Te Ao Tutahanga
Wetea Faulkner WhānauTrust
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP31 3:40 PM AP-20250000010969 241/93 Margaret Moetu
Menehira
He whakamutunga atu i te Wiki
Paiaka and William Thompson
WhanauTrust
Termination of the Wiki Paiaka and
William Thompson WhanauTrust
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP6 11:20 AM AP-20250000013478 240/93 Enid Ratahi-
Pryor, Waitangi
Black
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Pukaahu Domain
WhānauTrust
Removal of Lincoln Burns as
responsible trustee of the Pukaahu
Domain WhānauTrust