Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and ter...
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The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
(please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some of all of the land is located)
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Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu
SUBJECT OF APPLICATION
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP16 3:30 PM AP-20250000005962 244/93 Derna Trifilo,
John McIver,
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tikanga
o te Parengaroa Ahu Whenua Trust
Vary the terms of the Parengaroa Ahu
Whenua Trust – Judicial Conference
SP17 3:30 PM AP-20260000001322 239/93 Derna Trifilo He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitiī mō Parengaroa Ahu
Whenua Trust
Replace Martin Kingi & Derna Trifilo
with Henry Tango, Davenna Penney &
John Kingi as responsible trustees of...
These funds may include rental income or dividends from the land blocks.
Lifetime right
Sections 116 and 109AA of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
The Court can make an order for a whāngai and/or spouse to succeed to a lifetime right.
Also, depending on the circumstances of your
beneficiaries and your whenua, you might want to include purposes like these:
(a) upholding the principles of whanaungatanga, kaitiakitanga and manaakitanga, and
consciously protecting the interests of future generations as well as those alive today;
(b) exercising kaitiakitanga over the bush and waterways by protecting, managing and
improving these taonga as possible;
(c) working with the beneficial owners and their whānau to promot...
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Applying for succession
Succession application types
Succession and whāngai
Succession with no living descendants
Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land. The accurate documentation of succession to land is critical and enables landowners to work together to make decisions about its use for the benefit of all landowner...
