Some guidance on these issues was provided by the Court of Appeal’s recent decision in Clarke v Karaitiana . Clarke v Karaitiana [2011] NZCA 154 The Māori Land Court had ordered the Registrar to convene a meeting of owners of Tauhara Middle 15 to be held in September 2008 to elect trustees, having previously found that the then-trustees had committed breaches of trust sufficient to warrant removal.
Other helpful sources • searching Pātaka Whenua • contacting the other landowners • contacting Te Puni Kōkiri • visiting your local council website How to submit your application Where to get help http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ http://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/contact-us/our-offices https://www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz/en/contact-us/our-offices 4 māorilandcourt.co.nz Below is a list of relevant case law relating to the...
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 10:00 AM AP-20240000006523 19/93 Claude Ruru Ruangarehu M2B, N, V, & L2 (Aggregated) and Ruangarehu M2B & other blocks Trust – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land (Respondents: Tahurangi Ruru a& Pitama Ruru) Te Tairāwhiti PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/20.-Special-Tairawhiti-28-November-2024.pdf (138 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11:40AM AP-20240000006523 19/93 Claude Ruru Ruangarehu M2B, N, V, & L2 (Aggregated) and Ruangarehu M2B & other blocks Trust – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land (Respondents: Tahurangi Ruru a& Pitama Ruru) Te Tairawhiti PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/34.-Tairawhiti-Special-5-July-2024.pdf (134 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 12:20 PM AP-20240000006523 19/93 Claude Ruru Ruangarehu M2B, N, V, & L2 (Aggregated) and Ruangarehu M2B & other blocks Trust – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land (Respondents: Tahurangi Ruru a& Pitama Ruru) SP10 12.45 PM AP-20230000029563 113/93 118/93 Barney Joseph Tautau, David John Tautau also known as David Tautau Jnr or David Tautau (Juni...
Documents/Panui/21.-Special-Tairawhiti-6-December-2024.pdf (148 kb)
(j) To grant forestry rights; to grant, renew, vary, transfer, assign or accept the surrender of any forestry right or joint venture deforestation agreement in respect of the trust land and to sell or mortgage any forestry right or forest products, but only if: (i) the Trustees have first made provision for the beneficial owners to occupy the land under (g) above; (ii) the term is no longer than 52 years; (iii) the forestry right or agreement shall not provide for payment of compe...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed in the Office of the Chief Registrar; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) You must supply a list of Respondents and/or affected parties and their contact details; (iv) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are required to select one box, then...
(See Saxmere Company Ltd v Wool Board Disestablishment Company Ltd [2009] NZSC 72, [2010] 1 NZLR 35; Saxmere Company Ltd v Wool Board Disestablishment Company Ltd (No 2) [2009] NZSC 122) The question of recusal is for the judge hearing the case.
(j) To grant forestry rights; to grant, renew, vary, transfer, assign or accept the surrender of any forestry right or joint venture deforestation agreement in respect of the trust land and to sell or mortgage any forestry right or forest products, but only if: (i) the Trustees have first made provision for the beneficial owners to occupy the land under (g) above; (ii) the term is no longer than 52 years; (iii) the forestry right or agreement shall not provide for payment of compe...
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed in the Office of the Chief Registrar; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) You must supply a list of affected parties to this application by completing the attached List of Affected Parties; (iv) Where tick boxes are provided please ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your application, unless you are requi...
