TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP18 11:00 AM AP-20260000005720 43/93 Katherine Jane Raue, Henare (Henry) Heta Hauai 2D8 Block (Hauai Ahu Whenua Trust) – Rehearing of application (AP-20250000006617 - Hauai 2D8 - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 2:30 PM AP-20260000004419 239/93 Maxwell Everitt Williams He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Maukoro Reserve B1B2 and B1C2 (B4) Replace Charmaine Tumakere with Anthony James Williams, Dean Keepa and Donna Patricia Edwards as responsible trustees of the Maukoro Reserve B1B2 and B1C2 (B4) Ahu Whenua Trust
Documents/Panui/6.-Waikato-Maniapoto-15-July-2026.pdf (74 kb)
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 10:00 AM AP-20260000001602 58/93 Deborah Bush, Awhina D N Bush Appeal 2026/4 - Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust and orders to replace trustees heard at 286 Waikato Maniapoto MB 6-27 on 16/10/2025 and 291 Waikato Maniapoto MB 63-75 on 03/12/2025 - Notice of Appeal (Respondents: April Rangi Bush, Donna Hineora Ingley, Thomas Tauaroha Pira, Amiria Epsi Moana Talo, Sabrina Caralee Shawnté Wa...
Documents/Panui/2.-SP-3-APPEAL2026-4-Maungatautari-5A1C3B-AWT.pdf (116 kb)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Puketapu 3B 6B 2A Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026 Time: 11:00 AM Venue: River Life Church, 83 Turangi Town Centre, Tūrangi 3334 Kaupapa: The establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz View the notice here.
Provision was made for that in the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which allowed for whenua tōpu trusts.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following pānui from the trustees of the Alton Block VII Sec 2 Ahu Whenua Trust. The trustees want to get in touch with every owner so they can update their contact details.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: WHENUA: Lot 26 Reserve 873 (199 Tuahiwi Rd) DATE: Thursday 27 February TIME: 10 am VENUE: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch Kaupapa: • Clean up notice from Waimakariri District Council • Agree on next steps • Vote on whether to form an ahu whenua trust, or alternative options for managing the whenua
Documents/Landowner-notices/Panui-notice-Lot-26-Reserve-873.pdf (225 kb)
Father and son, Phil (left) and Jayden Hokianga, standing on their ancestral whenua managed by Matuaokore Ahu Whenua Trust on Kaitī Hill, near Gisborne.
If you are wanting to convert Māori customary land into freehold land, you can apply to the Court under section 132 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act. Only a small number of customary land blocks remain in Aotearoa New Zealand and they total less than 700 hectares.
She has extensive expertise in facilitation and dispute resolution involving Ahu Whenua Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Whānau Trusts, and Beneficial Owners of Māori Land across Aotearoa.
