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Te Kooti Whenua Māori has directed that a hui-a-owners takes place for the sole purpose of an Election of Trustees, for each of the following Māori Reservations.
This package forms part of the funding towards the recovery for whenua Māori owners affected by Cyclone Gabrielle. The funding is for clean-up of sediment & debris, where mahi has already been completed (either by owners or by contractors) and for any similar mahi to be completed in the future.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Urenui Lot 4B 1B 1B Part Sub 3 Section 24 Block IV Waitara SD
Date: Sunday, 15 February 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Venue: Whai Community Centre 17 Princess Street Waitara 4320
Kaupapa:
The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust;
Elect Responsible Trustee(s)
Elect Advisory Trustee(s); and
Determine the terms of trust e.g Te Tumu Paeroa’s standard Ahu Whenua Trust
For further inform...
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block)
Date: Sunday, 15 February 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Whai Community Centre 17 Princess Street Waitara 4320
Kaupapa:
Future Utilisation of Land
The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust;
Elect Responsible Trustee(s)
Elect Advisory Trustee(s); and
Determine the terms of trust e.g Te Tumu Paeroa’s standard Ahu Whenua Trust...
Alternatively, to negotiate a new 10-year
lease (or such other term as may be agreed) between the owners and the current
lessee on the same, or substantially similar terms.
Charging orders – water services charges In certain situations, Māori landowners may have to pay for water services. If an owner of Māori freehold land in multiple ownership has paid more than their share of water services changes, they can apply to the Māori Land Court for a “charging order” to recover the excess amount paid.
The practice note addresses important questions that whānau and professionals working in the sector are grappling with including:
How do owners of whenua Māori approve a mortgage?
How is a mortgage registered against whenua Māori?
Setting up an incorporation
Previously, landowners seeking to form an incorporation
need to show that owners with not less than 15 percent of
shares in the Māori land consented to the proposal.
