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Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including:
Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order
Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners
Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trust and the whenua to advisory trustees and owners
Identify and undertake work to protect and enhance the wh...
This will show you:
who the trustees are and when they were appointed
when the land trust was formed
any historical activities of the trust
the trust order or deed.
tick as appropriate
The land is not subject to any Trust
The alienation is not in breach of any Trust to which the land is subject
The alienee is a member of the preferred class of alienee being:
Child(ren) or remoter issue of the alienor; or
Whanaunga who are associated in accordance with tikanga Māori with the land; or
Another owner in the land who is a member of the hapū associated with the land; or
A trustee of any of the above three classes of person.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
16 10:15 AM AP-20240000007330 133/93 Tawhirimatea Te
Auripo Rewita
Williams
155 Omarumutu Road, ToaToa, Opotiki
(GS5C/1477 section 1 SD Plan 7971) -
Change from General land to Māori
freehold land
17 10:15 AM AP-20240000007331 214/93,
219/93,
222/93,
220/93
Tawhirimatea Te
Auripo Rewita
Williams
155 Omarumutu Road, ToaToa, Opotiki
(GS5C/1477 Section 1 SD Plan 7971) -
Constitute the Tawhiri and Kaa Williams
Whānau trust in respect of...
Current trustee training roster
Let us know a good time that suits you:
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20 January 2026
3:00 PM FULLY BOOKED
22 January 2026
6:00 PM FULLY BOOKED
27 January 2026
6:00 PM FULLY BOOKED
29 January 2026
10:00 AM
3 February 2026
3:00 PM
5 February 2026
6:00 PM
10 February 2026
6:00 PM
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19 February 2026
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24 February 2026
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26 February 2026...
(such as receipts, invoices and income details)
Signed by the Applicant(s) or on behalf of claimant group
Dated: / /
Dated: / /
Dated: / /
Dated: / /
If the applicant is a trust board, trust, or other legal entity, the application
must be signed under the common seal or other legal form appropriate to
that body.
Trusts can be 'interest based' or 'land based'. Interest based trusts hold interests (or shares in Māori land blocks, while ‘land based’ trustsmay manage a Māori land block or blocks on behalf of landowners.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP51 10:20 AM AP-20250000015882 239/93 The Māori
Trustee
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Ngatituhekerangi
16B2B Trust
Add Carl Owen as advisory trustee
of the Ngatituhekerangi 16B2B Trust
SP52 10:25 AM AP-20250000015852 239/93 The Māori
Trustee
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Omuturangi 7A Ahu
Whenua Trust
Add Stephen John Hughes as an
advisory trustee of the Omuturangi
7A Ahu Whenua Trust...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20260000001062 58/93 Brian Te Ranui
Mahara and
Phillip Tehau
Mahara
Appeal 2026/2 – Pakau Trust and
the removal of Phillip Tehau Mahara
and Brian Te Ranui Mahara as
trustees made at 288 Waikato
Maniapoto MB 112-143 on 27
November 2025 – Notice of Appeal
(Respondents: Respondents:
Rangitiaho Rau and Deidre Tupaea)
SP 5 10:00 AM AP-20260000004039 58/93 Gary Stock Appeal 2026/11 - Pakau Trust and
Review of Tr...
