This form may be used to apply to the Court to confirm one or more resolutions passed by owners in Māori Freehold
Land or General Land owned by Māori who together are members of the same family and who have taken the
opportunity to meet together following a family gathering (such as tangi, wedding or reunion).
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.
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.
Currently, the Māori Trustee administers as trustee or agent approximately 1,800 Māori Land Trusts and other Māori entities. This is about one third of all Māori Land Trusts.
Chief Judge Dr Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson
Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report • Matariki 2024 – Matariki 20254
Connecting to whānau and
whenua
The Māori Land Court is New Zealand’s oldest and
longest-established specialist court, distinguished
as the world’s only indigenous land court.
Currently, the Māori Trustee administers as trustee or agent approximately 1,800 Māori Land Trusts and other Māori entities. This is about one third of all Māori Land Trusts.
Use this form to appoint, remove, or replace trustee or change the number of trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust,
Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
TĀKITIMU
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Tākitimu
Address 106 Eastbourne Street West, Hastings
Mailing address DX Box 10024, Hastings
Phone 06-974-7630
Email mlctakitimu@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
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tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
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