During the holiday period, Māori Land Court offices will be closed from 3pm, Wednesday 24 December 2025 and will reopen 10am, Monday 5 January 2026.
Due to limited access to the building, the Auckland Information Office is available by appointment only. Please contact us by email at mlctamakimakaurau@justice.govt.nz
For example: if you enter Te Five One karka Brown Phenua Trust it will bring back results for Te Five One Karakia Brown Whanau Trust
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Note: 'Management Structure' and 'Organisation' are the same - the two can be used interchangeably.
Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenua trust, a whānau trust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiaki trust, or an incorporation - key governance skills and capabilities are required.
The Māori Land court will only make a
partition order when it is satisfied that
the partition is necessary for the effective
operation, development and utilisation of the
land, or that it effects a gift from the donor
to a member of his or her whānau. The
following points need to be considered:
• access – the area to be partitioned
should not restrict access to the rest of
the land
• the lie of the land – the area to be
partitioned should not take the entire flat
or most use...
The Māori Land court will only make a
partition order when it is satisfied that
the partition is necessary for the effective
operation, development and utilisation of the
land, or that it effects a gift from the donor
to a member of his or her whānau. The
following points need to be considered:
• access – the area to be partitioned
should not restrict access to the rest of
the land
• the lie of the land – the area to be
partitioned should not take the entire flat
or most use...
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. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora
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.
Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly)
Mauri ora
Use this form to add, reduce, replace or (in exceptional circumstances) remove trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust,
Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
