Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are
land management trusts and generally involve whole
blocks of land.
• Kaitiaki trust
A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is
a minor or has a disability and is unable to manage
his or her affairs.
Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are
land management trusts and generally involve whole
blocks of land.
• Kaitiaki trust
A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is
a minor or has a disability and is unable to manage
his or her affairs.
The historical list of owners has a written note recording that the block was a state
forest,11 which may have been a mistake and the cause of the land record falling
through the cracks.
For further clarification please contact:
Office: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington, DX Box SX 11203, WELLINGTON PH:
(04) 914 3102 Fax: (04) 914 3100
Office of the
Chief Registrar
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā , ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Chief Judge application
To be heard via Zoom
26 March 2024
Chief Judge C L Fox
PĀ
NUI NO:
TIME: APPLICATION NO: S...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP8 11:15 AM AP-20240000004366 239/93 Māori Trustee Bruce Bay Block X & XI Sections
853, 854 & 855B Trust - Replace
Dorothy Fraser and Paul Wilson as
trustees and appoint Melanie
Catherine Wilson, Jane Rout and
Susan Dawn Fraser as advisory
trustees
SP9 11:15 AM AP-20240000004392 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Bruce Bay Sec 788
Block VII Ahu whenua trust
Replace Dorothy Fraser & Leonard
Te Koeti with...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP16 12:00 PM AP-20240000012053 113/93
117/93
Frances
Wilkinson,
Lillian Harris
He tauatanga ki a Mereana Harris
Succeed to the Māori land interests
of Mereana Harris also known as
Mary Ann Harris or Mere Harris or
Mary Harris or Mereana Moka or
Mary Ann Moka or Mere Moka or
Mary Moka or Mereana Ngahuka
Loza Moka or Ngahuka (Sugar Bag)
SP17 12:00 PM AP-20240000009568 113/93
117/93
Juanita Carol
Waimaria
Kereopa
He tauatanga ki a...
(c) Third, where tikanga values comprise a source of the New Zealand common law.44 or
have been integrated into law by statutory reference45
41 Tautari v Mahanga – Mohinui 3B2B (2011) 18 Taitokerau MB 6 (18 TTK 6) at [33].
42 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
43 See Ani Mikaere “The Treaty of Waitangi and Recognition of Tikanga Māori” in Michael Belgrave, Merata Kawharu and
David V Williams (eds) Waitangi Revisited: Perspectives on the Treaty of Waitangi (2nd ed, Oxford Univers...
The benefits of an ahu whenua trust include:
a greater opportunity to use the land
trustees can be appointed to administer and manage the block
owners can participate in meetings and decisions about the direction of the trust
the trust becomes the single point of contact for the block, and
the trust is a legal entity and trustees can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.