Over and above these roles, they have all found
time to deliver speeches, participate in seminars or
conferences, contribute to the Māori Land Court’s
business operations including the development
of draft rules for the Court, develop a Banking
Practice Note (led by Judge Armstrong) and a
Special Aid Practice Note (led by Judge Warren),
and participate in judicial committees of the Chief
Justice.
Setting aside new urupā A number of well established principles in relation to Māori reservations have been developed by the Court – these principles apply to urupā reservations as much as to marae or papakāinga. When the owners or trustees of a block of land make an application to set aside an urupā reservation over land that has not previously been used for burials, the applicants will need to show that they have called a well-notified meeting of the owners to discuss the proposal wit...
• The trustees can only grant a lease or occupation
licence of the land for a term of up to 14 years (including
renewals), unless the lease or occupation licence is for
education, health or papakāinga housing, in which case
there is no time limit
- Ihaia Raharuhi
…this particular piece of land for us … it was our papakāinga, it was the pā,
and even today … the reason it’s a campground that is so popular in Golden
Bay in Mōhua is because of the mahinga kai around there, it’s at the river
mouth.
Apply online Download the application form Supporting document: Order Template and Checklist - Standard Whenua Tōpū Trust
Tarati whenua rāhui Māori
Māori reservation trust
A Māori reservation is a special type of trust that sets aside land (Māori or general land) for community purposes, such as:
Marae (where a Charter must be in place)
Urupā
Wāhi tapu
Papakāinga
Kaumātua housing
A spring, well, or other water reserve
Catchment areas or other source of a water supply...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Gisborne
Present: C L Fox, Chief Judge
D Kennedy, Court Taker
Date: 5 August 2024
Application No: AP-20240000008262
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF GISBORNE COURT SITTING
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 October Tairawhiti District Court sitting date for
Gisborne that has been gazetted by the Chief Registrar in accordance with the Schedule
published unde...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI / MĀORI LAND COURT
Place: Whangarei Chambers
Present: T K T A R Williams, Judge
V Rakete, Court Taker
Date: 30 May 2024
Pānui No: Chambers Application No: AP-20230000020180
Subject: RESCHEDULING OF TAITOKERAU COURT SITTING DATES
Legislation: Rule 3.8(1)(b), Māori Land Court Rules 2011
The Court: I have considered the 2024 June Taitokerau District court sitting dates for
Auckland that have been gazetted by the Chief Registrar i...
