The changes affect all trusts, including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court (such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing trusts established before the law came into force.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
If you’re making a whenua timeline you can access historical information of that whenua as recorded in the Māori Land Court (or our predecessor, the Native Land Court).
Toitū te Whenua Land Information New Zealand Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.
That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 18 February 2026 If no notice is filed by the date set out above, the Court may confirm the alienation of the land by way of sale.
Documents/Landowner-notices/1-v3.-Aotea-Notice-to-PCA.pdf (58 kb)
Future Utilisation of Land 2. The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust; 3.
Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (231 kb)
That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than 18 February 2026 If no notice is filed by the date set out above, the Court may confirm the alienation of the land by way of sale.
External link 150 Years of the Māori Land Court (PDF 11 mb)
Māori land trusts Māori land trusts are used to manage whenua owned by multiple people.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT Place: Whanganui Present: A H C Warren, Judge Wirihita Love, Court Taker Date: 7 October 2024 Application No: AP-20240000010541 Subject: Rescheduling of Aotea court sitting dates Legislation: Rule 3.8, Māori Land Court Rules 2011 Details of the applicant is as follows: Applicant Address Deputy Registrar C/- Māori Land Court, 74 Ingestre Street, Whanganui The Court: I have considered the 2024...
NOTICE CONCERNING A MEETING OF OWNERS OF MĀORI LAND Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District 23 January 2025 TAKE NOTICE that Jennifer Faye Haupapa has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of Urenui Lot 4B 1B 1B Part Sub 3 Section 24 Block IV Waitara SD seeking: RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1.
Documents/Landowner-notices/3.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (233 kb)
