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1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of December 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for in...

Documents/Panui/February-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20251216.pdf (470 kb)

In contrast new ahu whenua trusts for the management of Māori freehold land are regularly set up through the Māori Land Court.

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1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington April 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 11th of February 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inqui...

Documents/Panui/April-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-20260218.pdf (474 kb)

(Respondents: The trustees of Wiremu Kairau Ahu Whenua Trust) SP 5 2:00PM AP-20230000028972 A20230004072 231/93 Edith Brady Wiremu Kairau Ahu Whenua Trust – Review of trust SP 6 2:00PM AP-20240000001489 244/93 John-Henry Smith Wiremu Kairau Ahu Whenua Trust - Mimitu Ruarei 4B 2H 4B 2J and 4B 2K Block – Variation of trust SP 7 2:00PM AP-20240000001844 239/93 John-Henry Smith Mimitu Ruarei 4B2H, 4B2J, 4B2K Māori Reservation T...

Documents/Panui/30.-Taitokerau-Special-2-July-2024.pdf (148 kb)

The process for constituting an ahu whenua or whenua tōpū trust is similar. Both trust types are land management trusts involving one or more Māori freehold land blocks (and in some cases, general land owned by Māori).

How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)

1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington June 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of April 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...

Documents/Landowner-notices/June-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (586 kb)

1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington June 2026 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 8th of April 2026, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...

Documents/Panui/June-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-v2.pdf (586 kb)

Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.

Uploads/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)

Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land

Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)