Office of the Chief Registrar PĀNUI Contact Details Office Office of the Chief Registrar Address Level 7, Fujitsu Tower 141 The Terrace, Wellington Mailing address DX Box SX 11203, Wellington Phone 04 914 3102 Email mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) 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 m...
It outlines the legislative history, relevance to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, new urupā, beneficiary class and underlying ownership and advantages.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above blocks about the following hui: WHENUA: Karikarirau, Huruaute, Te Kaha No 31, Te Koau 1 and Te Koau 2 blocks TRUST: Te Koau Lands Trust DATE: 30 May 2026 TIME: 9:30 AM registration 10:00 AM start VENUE: Te Kaha Beach Hotel 3 Hotel Road Te Kaha ZOOM: Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828 Passcode: 024235 Kaupapa: • Elect new (5) trustees • Consider proposal for an occupation order...
Documents/Landowner-notices/Te-Koau-Lands-Trust-Notice.pdf (308 kb)
APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20260000001062 58/93 Brian Te Ranui Mahara and Phillip Tehau Mahara Appeal 2026/2 – Pakau Trust and the removal of Phillip Tehau Mahara and Brian Te Ranui Mahara as trustees made at 288 Waikato Maniapoto MB 112-143 on 27 November 2025 – Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Respondents: Rangitiaho Rau and Deidre Tupaea) SP 5 10:00 AM AP-20260000004039 58/93 Gary Stock Appeal 2026/11 - Pakau Trust and Review of Tr...
SP20 2:00 PM AP-20250000009051 239/93 Marina Millicent Ford He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Arapaoa 1 Māori Reservation Trust - Replace Rachael Gejdye, Kareia Manukau, Waru Ashby and Donella Waipouri with Marina Ford, Angelikee Daniels, Anthony Thompson, Jerry Daniels and Gabriel Wilson as responsible trustee of the Arapaoa 1 Māori Reservation Trust
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 10:00 AM AP-20250000016367 18(1)(a)/93 236/93 237/93 238/93 Trustees of Ngāti Pāoa Iwi Trust Allotment 20 Parish of Waiheke (Waiheke Station) – Amended Application for Review of Trust and seeking declarations of ownership SP8 10:00 AM AP-20250000014743 19(1)(a)/93 19(1)(ba)/93 19(1)(b)/93 Hauauru Howard Rawiri Allotment 20 Parish of Waiheke – To determine whether a person is a member of class of persons who are o...
Documents/Panui/28.-Waikato-Maniapoto-26-November-27-November-2026.pdf (110 kb)
Some trusts and incorporations also provide financial assistance through grants and scholarships.
Just before I wind up, I want to make a few brief comments about the Court and the Tribunal. For Te Kooti Whenua Māori this is a time of uncertainty. We await confirmation of the details and programme for the Government’s review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act, and so now is not the time for comment from the judiciary.
A licence to occupy gives you permission to build on or occupy whenua. However, the title of ownership remains with the trust or management body and the licence can’t be passed on by succession.
