The first, described in more detail later in this report, is the publication of Te Puna Manawa Whenua, the Māori Land Court Bench book, made possible by a judicial team led by Deputy Chief Judge Coxhead and Judge Stone with the assistance of our legal clerks.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Kei roto i te kirimana hanga whare ko: • te kawenga para • te horo tahamoana • te puna wai • me ētahi atu take ka taka mai ki raro i te ture Tiaki rauemi 1991 me te ture Kāwanatanga ā-rohe 2002.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-tereo.pdf (349 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 67 1:00 PM AP-20260000002248 239/93 Deputy Registrar He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Tokaanu Township No.21 Trust Replace Adrian David Williams with Turoa Karatea as responsible trustee of the Tokaanu Township No.21 Trust Applications for Succession, Whānau Trust or Kaitiaki Trust to be heard in other Court Districts The following applications affecting land in this district will be heard under rule 5...
Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 17 1:00 PM AP-20260000005000 338/93 Trustees of the Waiwhetu or Arohanui ki te Tangata Trust Waiwhetu or Arohanui ki te Tangata Marae Reservation Trust - Change the name of the Waiwhetu or Arohanui ki te Tangata reservation Trust to Waiwhetu Marae Reservation, change the name of the Trust to Waiwhetu Marae Trust, redefine the persons for whose use or benefit the reservation is made, replace the existing t...
Documents/Panui/July-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (3.2 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 23 11:00 AM AP-20240000013898 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Horowhenua 11A 13 Trust Reduce the trustees of the Horowhenua 11A 13 Trust by removing Terrence Patrick Williams by way of death 24 11:10 AM AP-20240000014003 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Horowhenua 11B36 2L5B Trust Add Olivia Taueki-Stevens, Deanna Rudd, Crystal Taituha, Pristine Burke and James...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-September-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)
Hei 17Te Kooti Whenua Māori/ Te Kooti Pira Māori Pūrongo-A-Tau • Matariki 2024 - 2025 Te Puna Manawa Whenua – kua wātea ināianei ki te iwi whānui tomokanga matua, urunga wātea noa mō ngā whakataunga ā-kaiwhakawā, e wātea ana te JDO ki ngā kaiwhakamahi ki te whakataki i ngā rapu whānui puta noa i ngā kooti katoa, tae atu ki ngā kupu o te ao Māori.
Documents/Articles/MLC-Purongo-a-tau2024-25-print2.pdf (24 mb)
TRUST NAME Trust Name 1.1 The trust created by this Court order shall be known as [INSERT TRUST NAME] ("the Trust").
Common term for a trust order is a trust deed, which is the term used in the Trusts Act 2019. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
In this order, the term trust land refers to the land owned by the trust, and the term trust property refers to any other assets of the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
TERMS OF TRUST ORDER 1. TRUST NAME, TIPUNA AND BENEFICIARIES Trust Name 1.1 The trust created by this Court order shall be known as [INSERT TRUST NAME] ("the Trust").
