Discussion on Māori Governance
01 Feb 2013 | NewsThe Māori Land Court receives on average 1,600 applications per year in relation to the establishment and management of trusts and incorporations.
The Māori Land Court receives on average 1,600 applications per year in relation to the establishment and management of trusts and incorporations.
Management Structures (Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori Reservations and Other trusts) Rohe # Structures # Blks with Structures # Blks without Structures Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha) Taitokerau 1,123 1,479 4,178 81,661.3200 (57%) 61,327.6433 (43%) Waikato-Maniapoto 1,313 1,740 2,254 97,553.7494 (76%) 30,265.1933 (24%) Waiariki 2,205 2,497 2...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2023.pdf (186 kb)
Management Structures (Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori Reservations and Other trusts) Rohe # Structures # Blks with Structures # Blks without Structures Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha) Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%) Waikato-Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%) Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)
Historically, trust applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Management Structures (Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori Reservations and Other trusts) Rohe # Structures # Blks with Structures # Blks without Structures Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha) Taitokerau 1,116 1,475 4,171 81,599.2041 (57%) 61,305.4726 (43%) Waikato-Maniapoto 1,309 1,736 2,248 97,535.0542 (76%) 30,266.9625 (24%) Waiariki 2,202 2,491 2...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2021.pdf (227 kb)
Management Structures (Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Maori Reservations and Other trusts) Rohe # Structures # Blks with Structures # Blks without Structures Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha) Taitokerau 1,123 1,479 4,178 81,661.3200 (57%) 61,327.6433 (43%) Waikato-Maniapoto 1,313 1,740 2,254 97,553.7494 (76%) 30,265.1933 (24%) Waiariki 2,205 2,497 2...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2022.pdf (186 kb)
This trust will hold the land for the beneficial owners, hapū, iwi, or Whenua Tōpū trust.
Where that land is vested in a trust or an incorporation, such an order will only be made with the consent of the trust or management committee, and may be made for a specified period.
In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
The expertise of Māori Land Court judges is better utilised. Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.