APPLICATIONS
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the
New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori
land.
He rerekē anō te whenua rāhui Māori ki te papa
rēhia Māori. Ko ngā papa rēhia Māori ka taka
mai ki raro i te mana o te trust Māori me ngā
Ture Whenua Tārewa Māori 1955.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above blocks about the following hui:
WHENUA: Karikarirau, Huruaute, Te Kaha No 31, Te Koau 1 and Te Koau 2 blocks
TRUST: Te Koau Lands Trust
DATE: 30 May 2026
TIME: 9:30 AM registration 10:00 AM start
VENUE: Te Kaha Beach Hotel
3 Hotel Road
Te Kaha
ZOOM: Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828
Passcode: 024235
Kaupapa:
• Elect new (5) trustees
• Consider proposal for an occupation order...
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
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
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.
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.