Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land. • Kaitiaki trust A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is a minor5 or has a disability6 and is unable to manage their own affairs.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 11:45 AM AP-20240000000871 45/93, 86/93 Arnold Thomas Gurau, and William Thomas Castle CJ 2024/6 - Waitakaruru 1A 1B 2C and D1 block and the vesting order made at 104 Hauraki MB 228 on 6/3/2003 - Application to the Chief Judge WĀ TINA – 12:00 PM ki 12:30 PM SP22 12:30 PM AP-20230000028354 45/93 Anna Anderson CJ 2020/16 Wahapo Tipene and a succession order made at 5 Kaikohe Seuccession MB 197-201 on 31 October 2021 - Applicatio...
S Overall, an average Māori land block has a size of 52.64 ha and 111 owners. S The total number of allocated ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,136.458.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 32 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu SUBJECT OF APPLICATION (Name and block numbe...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (182 kb)
https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 34 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) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu SUBJECT OF APPLICATION ..........................................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (158 kb)
AP-20230000019641 A20160006045 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/47 - Te Keepa Tamitere or Peneti - and orders made at 117 WP 96 (2 June 1949) - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20230000019642 A20160006047 45/93 Tyson Charles Schmidt CJ 2016/37 - Tamati Tuhiwai - and succession orders made at 159 GIS 286-287 (26 November 2004) and 112 Rotorua MB 142 (22 March 1960) - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20230000019645 A20170003267 45/93 Olive Gilliland CJ 2017/8 - Paerau Te Wire...
Documents/Panui/MoJ-National-Panui-August-2023-CR-APP.pdf (215 kb)
The historical list of owners has a written note recording that the block was a state forest,11 which may have been a mistake and the cause of the land record falling through the cracks.
See the back page of this factsheet for the MLC office closest to you or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us For information about the most common applications, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/apply Another useful website is Māori Land Online, which has details about the current ownership and title information¹ for all MLC blocks. Go online to maorilandonline.govt.nz Where to get an application form You can get an application form from your nearest MLC office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Hold a whānau hui Call a hui with the owners of the block(s) to be included in the trust. This may be held in person or online.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
