Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenua trust, a whānau trust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiaki trust, or an incorporation - key governance skills and capabilities are required.
If any of these topics are relevant to the plan you and your whānau have to achieve wellbeing through whenua, you may want to make contact with them.
Rapu mā te kaipupuri whenua Search by landowner You can search for whenua that you have an interest in to learn more about the whakapapa of the whenua and the whānau. You can find information on: the current list of landowners of the block when a person became a landowner, who they inherited whenua interests from and the type of land ownership they have the previous landowners and line of succession, or whakapapa of the whenua.
Use this form to add, reduce, replace or (in exceptional circumstances) remove trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust, Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (204 kb)
However, there are hapū, iwi, and whānau that whakapapa to this land and may have used it for generations.
The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora
The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora
Where the title to the land is vested in a Māori land trust (e.g. an Ahu Whenua Trust or a Whānau Trust) the trustees can approve a mortgage against the land subject to any restrictions in the trust order (ss 147 and 150A of the Act)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 2 2:00PM AP-20250000004619 67/93 307/93 Ookarea Whānau Trust Whangamarino 512 D1 block and Whangamarino 512 D2 block – Judicial Conference (Amalgamation) Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/18.-Waikato-Maniapoto-5-June-2025.pdf (137 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 1:45 PM AP-20240000011858 231/93 Verna Jean Snowden Rangioma Dick Barrett Whānau Trust - Review of Trust Aotea PĀNUI
