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Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all interested parties about the following hui

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The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership. As a result of those laws, tangata whenua were granted individual ownership of specific parcels of land or ‘interests’ in that whenua.

We are committed to ensuring that results in this area improve, and this will be documented over forthcoming annual reports of the Court.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings News

If you see any of your tīpuna listed below and know of their whakapapa lines, we would love to hear from you. For more information about The South Island Landless Natives Act (SILNA) and the work of Te Kooti Whenua Māori and updating the lists of potential owners for the four remaining SILNA Blocks Hāwea-Wanaka, Whakapoai, Port Adventure and Toitoi, please see our SILNA page.

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Karakia Whakamutunga Any questions please contact: richard.bennett@justice.govt.nz Notice of Hui Horowhenua 11B36 2L4A Reservation Horowhenua 11B36 Sec 2L4A - Kawiu Marae

Documents/Landowner-notices/Kawiu-Marae.pdf (215 kb)

For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered.

Documents/Panui/Panui-National-January-2026.pdf (2.2 mb)

For further assistance please contact the registry office in which the application has been considered.

Documents/Panui/0903423-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-October-2023-CONFIRMED-FOR-WEBSITE.pdf (615 kb)

The Court will send you a notice of the date, time and place of the hearing about two weeks before it’s due to start. Applicants should attend the hearing.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)

If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners can apply to the Māori Land Court to: • review the terms, operation, or other aspect of the trust • add, replace, or remove trustees • investigate the trust • enforce the terms of the trust • vary the terms of the trust • terminate the trust. An application to the Māori Land Court needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the application fee, which is shown on the form.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)

If the problems cannot be resolved, the landowners can apply to the Māori Land Court to: • review the terms, operation, or other aspect of the trust • add, replace, or remove trustees • investigate the trust • enforce the terms of the trust • vary the terms of the trust • terminate the trust. An application to the Māori Land Court needs to be filed on the relevant application form and accompanied by the application fee, which is shown on the form.

Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)