SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 12:30 PM AP-20230000023604 A20160000004830 239/93 Oruanui Lands Trust trustees Oruanui Lands Trust – Replacing Bradley Denis Paewai Tatere who has resigned and appointing Arahia Riria Wade, Jody Tonga, Renee Rivierre des Barres and Te Whata George Nepia-Wikohika as responsible trustees of the trust
Some trusts and incorporations also provide financial assistance through grants and scholarships.
A licence to occupy gives you permission to build on or occupy whenua. However, the title of ownership remains with the trust or management body and the licence can’t be passed on by succession.
Just before I wind up, I want to make a few brief comments about the Court and the Tribunal. For Te Kooti Whenua Māori this is a time of uncertainty. We await confirmation of the details and programme for the Government’s review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act, and so now is not the time for comment from the judiciary.
More information For more information about Māori Land Trusts please write to, phone, fax, email, or visit a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
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 a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting Via Zoom Meeting ID: 826 5481 8900 Monday, 9 June 2025 Chief Judge C L Fox Presiding PĀNUI NO.
Whakapā mai Contact us Contact us through our new online portal, Pātaka Whenua, or by phone, email, or post. Tono tuihono Apply online Submit your application online in Pātaka Whenua.
Nāku noa nā Dr C L Fox CHIEF JUDGE TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI TUHINGA ĀRAHI – KŌPOUTANGA RŌIA NĀ TE TAHUA ĀWHINA MOTUHAKE SPECIAL AID PRACTICE NOTE 17 October 2023 Hei tīmatanga kōrero Introduction 1.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
Currently, the land is effectively held in trust until the owners can receive the land. There are 308 original owners.
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet).
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
