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Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Guest User Guide
Date produced: 14 August 2023
Last modified: 14 December 2023
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Guest User Guide
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
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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 a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Chief Judge application
To be heard via Zoom
27 March 2024
Chief Judge C L Fox
PĀ
NUI NO:
TI...
(ii) When completing this form, laywers must ensure they are aware, and take into account, the Māori Land Court Special Aid Guidelines set out in the
practise note issued under section 97 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 dated 31 May 2012.
There have, of course, been numerous ahu whenua trust orders with composite whānau trust-administered areas created since Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 gave statutory recognition to shareholdings within blocks according to discrete whakapapa groups.
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
At Whanganui
Via Zoom
Meeting ID: 839 8569 8273
Thursday 22 May 2025
Judge A H C Warren Presiding
PĀNUI
NO.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Ōtautahi
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
S F Reeves, Te Kaiwhakawā
M K Hickey,Te Karaka o te Kooti
Te rangi: 16 Āperira 2025
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20250000004825
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Waipounamu
Rescheduling of Te Waipounamu court sitting venue
Te ture:
Approximately 58 per cent of Māori land is currently held by governance entities provided for under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The Māori Land Court receives on average 1,600 applications per year in relation to the establishment and management of trusts and incorporations.
YES NO
9. Section 218 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income may be ap-
plied if provision is made in the trust order.
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APPLICATION
TO ADD, REDUCE, REPLACE OR REMOVE TRUSTEES
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 239 (Add, Reduce or Replace trustees)
Section 240 (Remove Trustees); or
Section 239 and 338(7) (Add Reduce or Replace Māori Reservation Trustees);
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 38
Rule 12.8
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?