Discussion on Urupā Reservations (Māori burial grounds)
01 Mar 2014 | NewsMany urupā are traditional burial grounds, and are the places where whānau and hapū members expect to be buried when their time comes.
Many urupā are traditional burial grounds, and are the places where whānau and hapū members expect to be buried when their time comes.
For example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required, and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI 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 ā muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Hamilton Māori Land Court, BNZ Centre, Level 2 354 Victoria Street, Hamilton Wednesday 6 December 2023 Judge R P Mullins, Presiding PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SDec9 10.30AM AP-20230000034367 214/93 Joanne Gabriel (Papi) Barakat M...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 6 10:00 AM AP-20250000011912 58/93 Sara Terehia Hona Appeal 2025/21 - He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Oriwa Hereaka Whānau Trust – Remove Sara Terehia Hona as responsible trustee of the Oriwa Hereaka Whānau Trust and an order dismissing a strike out application made at 347 Waiariki MB 65-78 on 15 Hepetema 2025 – Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Anthony James Marino, Catherine Te Waaka, David Herewini, Geoffre...
Documents/Panui/SP-6-Appeal-2025-21-Hona-v-Trustees-of-Oriwa-Hereaka-Whanau-Trust.pdf (125 kb)
He has acted for Māori landowners, trusts, incorporations, post-settlement governance entities, whānau, hapū and Iwi.
At the end of the day we wanted our children bought up in New Zealand with access to whānau, friends and a kiwi lifestyle. When we came back from Singapore in 2006, my husband said “it’s your turn”.
For example, an application for succession will require a death certificate, any grant of administration (probate 2 or letters of administration 3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
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.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenua trust, a whānau trust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiaki trust, or an incorporation - key governance skills and capabilities are required.
He tauira tēnei, ko te tono mō ngā pānga whenua o te tangata mate, me whai tiwhikete rēhitatanga o te matenga o taua tangata rā, he tuku whakahaerenga (tono whakamau wira 2, ngā reta tuku whakahaere 3 rānei), te wira tuatahi rānei, ngā kōrero mai i te hui ā-whānau mēnā kei te whakatūria he rōpū Kaitiaki Whānau, arā Whānau Trust me ngā whakaaetanga o ngā tāngata ka whakaingoatia ki runga ki te trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-tereo.pdf (326 kb)