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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?
Can a mortgage be registered against the leasehold estate of whenua Māori?
Original Grantees of the Hāwea/Wānaka SILNA Block
Note: Abode refers to the place of residence for the individual as listed in the Native Land
Register for the Wānaka Block 1895. The correct number of Original Grantees for the
Hāwea/Wānaka SILNA Block is 50.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
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Dean Ranginui He whakatū i te Atene Ahu whenua
trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī me
te tuku i ngā whenua ki a rātou
Constitute the Atene Ahu whenua
trust over Tauakira 2N2B1 block and
to appoint Sherilyn Shane Ranginui,
Tawake Matenga Goff and Dean
Ranginui as trustees and vest the
land in them
24 11:15 AM AP-20250000008435 239/93 Pani-Awhina
Lawson
He wha...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
23 11:05 AM AP-20240000005931 215/93
219/93
220/93
222/93
Dean Ranginui He whakatū i te Atene Ahu whenua
trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī me
te tuku i ngā whenua ki a rātou
Constitute the Atene Ahu whenua
trust over Tauakira 2N2B1 block and
to appoint Sherilyn Shane Ranginui,
Tawake Matenga Goff and Dean
Ranginui as trustees and vest the
land in them
24 11:15 AM AP-20250000008435 239/93 Pani-Awhina
Lawson
He wha...
You can still submit and pay for your application online without registering, you just won’t be able to save it and come back to it later or track the progress of your application.
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CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED:
List of owners present at the gathering
Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable),
including any necessary whakapapa details
Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable)
Minutes of the family gathering or, if no minutes were kept, a stateme...
In simple terms this means that the boundaries and areas of Māori land are now clearly marked, identified and registered as a certificate of title. The lists of owners have also been brought up to date and the status of Māori freehold land has been clearly identified as such on LINZ’s records.
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Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 29 September 2025
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Date produced: 25 July 2024
Last modified: 29 September 2025
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