The Māori Land Court is pleased to announce the public launch of Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench Book.
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Rohe Structures Māori
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Ahu Whenua
Trusts
Māori
Reservations
Whenua
Tōpū Trusts
Pūtea
Trusts
Other
Trusts
Taitokerau 1,139 14 506 616 1 2
Waikato-
Maniapoto
1,272 13 955 291 6 7
Waiariki 2,155 27 1,576 538 7 7
Tairāwhiti 1,402 59 1,049 271 4 19
Tākitimu 534 6 412 110 4 2
Aotea 1,220 21 837 350 11 1
Te Waipounamu 563 6 426 124 2 5
Total 8,285 146 5,761 2,300 35 0 43
Total
Aotea
Waiariki
Waikato-Maniapoto
Taitokerau
Tairāwhiti
Tāk...
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori
Land Court Bench Book, serves as a reference for
Māori land law and Māori Land Court decisions.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
The Māori Land Court ("Court") has constituted an ahu whenua trust for the purposes set
out in this Trust Order (“Order”).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Standard-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-with-Checklist-and-Disclaimer.pdf (488 kb)
In this order, the term trust land refers to the land owned by the trust , and the term trust
property refers to any other assets of the trust .
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
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• Ahu whenua trust
This is the most common Māori land trust .
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
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• Ahu whenua trust
This is the most common Māori land trust .
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
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• Ahu whenua trust
This is the most common Māori land trust .
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
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• Ahu whenua trust
This is the most common Māori land trust .
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
PARAMANAWĀ 12:25 PM
58 12:40 PM AP-20240000011747 239(1)/93 Carla Benefield
(Peak Chartered
Accountants)
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Te Moanapapaku Ahu
Whenua Trust
Replace Hirere Moana with Astron
Duff, Turei Harmer and Aneta
Kahukiwa as responsible trustees of
the Te Moanapapaku Ahu Whenua
Trust
59 12:40 PM AP-20240000011743 244/93 Carla Benefield
(Peak Chartered
Accountants)
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tikanga o te...
Documents/Panui/National-Panui-May-2025.pdf (2.4 mb)