Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to:
promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū
facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land
ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.
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Puohotaua
Rakato B - Summon a meeting of
owners to dissolve both trusts -
Rakato B Trust and Part Rakato B
Māori Reservation
Judicial Conference.
It is a good idea to ask them about:
What land blocks you might be an owner in
An accurate record of your whakapapa
How you became an owner or beneficiary to your whenua.
In the past the Housing Corporation, and its replacement Housing New Zealand, have been prepared to finance the building of dwellings on Māori land by taking security over the house, provided that the borrower can obtain a licence to occupy from the owners or trustees, where the land is held in trust, for a term of at least 21 years.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
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Jinney
Ruawhare
Hopa also known as Joe or Joseph
Ruawhare - Succession, Constitute
the Hopa and Hana Ruawhare
Whanau Trust in respect of the
deceased and appoint Herbert
Smith, Hopa Woodhead, Te Aroha
Woodhead, Bella Blackburn,
Roimata Blackburn and Hana Kerr
as trustees
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Whetumarama
Ratana-Taku
He...
(2) If the agreement is executed in New Zealand, the signature of the transferor must be attested by an independent person aged 20 years or more
(not being a member of the transferor’s immediate family or an owner in the land being alienated) who must, print below his or her signature,
his or her full name, occupation and residential address
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
February 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of December 2025, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for in...
