Pātaka Whenua Guidance
Download List of Current Owners
Report
Date produced: 5 October 2023
Last modified: 14 December 2023
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Download List of Current Owners Report
Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to download a List of Current Owners Report on Pātaka Whenua as a
registered user.
• Any revenue from the lease or licence must be used as
directed by the MLC.
Section 150A of the Act (as amended by section 24 of
Te Ture Whenua Māori Amendment Act 2002) requires any
lease for longer than 52 years to have the consent of at least
half the beneficial owners of the land and the approval of the
MLC.
Common term for a trust order is a trust deed, which is the term used in the
Trusts Act 2019.
4. Sections 23 to 27 of the Trusts Act 2019.
• Act honestly and in good faith
• Act for the benefit of beneficiaries5 or to further the
purpose of the trust
• Exercise powers for a proper purpose
DEFAULT DUTIES OF A TRUSTEE
Default duties6 apply to all trustees, unless they are modified
or excluded by permitted variations to the trust order.
What happens next
What to include in your application
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Whāngai
Section 115 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
If the deceased raised whāngai children, the Court could make an order to recognise those children
as whāngai of the deceased.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP15 10:00 AM AP-20260000001322 239/93
67/93
Derna Trifilo He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitiī mō Parengaroa Ahu
Whenua Trust
Replace Martin Kingi & Derna Trifilo
with Henry Tango, Davenna Penney
& John Kingi as responsible trustees
of the Parengaroa Ahu Whenua
Trust – Judicial Conference
SP16 11:00 AM AP-20260000007011 19(1)(a)/93 Shervorne
Tango, Derna
Trifilo,
Tumanako
Munro, Martin
Kingi, Davena
Penn...
It’s focused on facilitating the use and
administration of the land for the benefit of an iwi or hapū.
Under section 210 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, trust assets must be held for Māori
community purposes.
Of all of these things, what is most important to me?
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Toitū te kupu, toitū te mana, toitū te whenua
The permanence of the language, prestige and land
Whenua is taonga tuku iho and during a mediation hui it is important to remember that everyone has equal rights
and responsibilities to care for and protect that taonga.
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He mōrehu whenua, he mōrehu tāngata
The remnants of the land, the remnants of the people
When preparing for mediation, give thought to what happens after...
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP3 2:00 PM AP-20250000004259 238/93 Douglas
Karangaroa
Te Mihi Kore Karangaroa & Paora
Tamoe Haronga Whānau Trust –
Enforcement of obligations of trust
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP6 11:00 AM AP-20230000029499 280(7)/93 Douglas Leeder,
Grant Smith
Whareroa Station and Hauhungaroa
6 Incorporations - Investigation of
Incorporation affairs