Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3. Where the title to the land is vested in a Māori land trust (e.g. an Ahu Whenua Trust or a Whānau Trust) the trustees can approve a mortgage against the land subject to any restrictions in the trust order (ss 147 and 150A of the Act)
For example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required, and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
To create a trust, you'll need to apply for a trust order. Once an order is granted by the Court, the trust continues until the landowners, beneficiaries, trustees, and the Court agree to end it.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 1:00 PM AP-20240000012507 220/93 Rebecca Te Rina Kamau Omahu A1B2 - Vesting the interests of Rebecca Te Rina Kamau in Terangi Dawson Heperi and Rebecca Te Rina Kamau as trustees of the HnK Whānau Trust SP2 1:00 PM AP-20240000012506 133/93 Rebecca Te Rina Kamau Omahu A1B2 - Change status of land from General to Māori freehold land SP3 1:15 PM AP-20230000021622 231/93 Helen McGregor, Charlene Tipu Porangahau 1B4 '0...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP4 2:00 PM AP-20230000035802 67/93 Richard Rickardo Smith, Nuki o Te Hapu Tahawai ki Rataroa Whānau Trust (trustees), Aroha Herewini (Kaupare Law, Counsel) Pupuke M Lot 1 DP 81424 (Nuki o te Hapu Tahawai ki Rataroa Whānau Trust) - Variation of trust order – Judicial Conference
. • Trust kaitohu, tirohia wāhanga 224 o te ture. Ngā mahi a ngā tiaki whenua Kei te herea ngā tiaki whenua ki te ’ture’ arā ki te ture Trustee Act 1956.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-land-trusts-tereo.pdf (754 kb)
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...
Chief Judge Fox (Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau a Apanui) is the 17th Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court, and the first wahine Māori to hold the role.
Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Chief-Maori-Land-Court-Judge-appointment.pdf (400 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 2 12.00AM AP-20250000004697 AP-20250000004708 AP-20250000006309 AP-20250000004711 43/93 231/93 238/93 241/93 Raiha Allen Leo Watson (Counsel) Opoutama Māori Reserve Sections 51 and 52 – Rehearing of application A20180004480 Opoutama Māori Reserve Sections 51 and 52 – Constitute an ahu whenua trust and appoint Willie Smith, Gina Hansen, Nellicia Hammond and Stuart Smith as trustees He Arotakenga i te Hapi Smith...
Documents/Panui/15.-Special-Tairawhiti-7-August-2025.pdf (132 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20240000007895 326B/93 Brendon Clarke Lewis Otamatea B2B3 Block (NA18B/1015) – reasonable access to landlocked land SP 2 11:00 AM AP-20230000028560 A20210015368 240/93 Dion Epiha Kaikou H – Remove Victor Peihopa and Glen Peihopa as trustees SP 3 11:00 AM AP-20230000032499 A20220002882 19/93 Dion Epiha Kaikou H Ahu Whenua Trust – Injunction SP 4 12.30 PM AP-20240000008036 67/93 238/93 Kenneth Ngarangi Kawiti Te...
