The major ownership of the land (which has an area of 1.4011 ha situated in Whittaker Road, Rotorua) has been held since 1968 in a long-term testamentary trust for eight of the testator’s children and their descendants.
The determination of a Life Tenancy in respect of - all the lands held under the life tenancy the lands described in the Schedule; or Transmission by way of survivorship in the land described in the schedule GROUNDS FOR APPLICATION: The Life Tenant/Joint Tenant died on Date: / /as is evidenced by the copy of the Death Certificate produced.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-24-Transmission-updated-1-9-22.pdf (291 kb)
The proposed trustees named in the schedule of trustees were elected at a meeting of owners held at [place] .....................................................................................................................................................on ..........................................................................................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (246 kb)
Of the approximately 2.3 million ownership interests in Māori land, anecdotal evidence indicates that about half of these interests are held by deceased persons; many land interests are owned by the same person under multiple names; and many owners live far from their land and, in some cases, do not know they are owners of Māori land at all.
Whenua Māori Programme There are 1.4 million hectares of Māori freehold land in Aotearoa, with much of that whenua held by multiple owners. Māori land is a taonga tuku iho, a treasure handed on through generations.
Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 20 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand (please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the land is located) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu Block Shares Held Shares to be Vested APPLICATION: I ................................................................................................................
The location information for the office of the incorporation is held in accordance with section 279(2)(d) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)
Sitting Date 10 March 2026 18 March 2026 9 June 2026 11 June 2026 7 September 2026 17 September 2026 8 December 2026 10 December 2026 Unless otherwise notified, sittings will be held by Zoom Ngā tono ki te Kaiwhakawā Matua Chief Judge applications to be heard Pānui Sitting of the Chief Judge 18 March 2026 Sitting of the Cheif Judge 10 March 2026 Sitting of the Chief Judge 16 December 2025 Sitting of the Chief Judge 10 December 2025 Sitting of the Chief Judge 10...
I cast my memory back to a hui of the Māori Law Society that was held not far from here, in Waitangi in 2015, when Sir Justice Joe Williams posed the question to the Society, Can you see the island?
The special bond between Māori people and the land is recognised by the Māori Land Court, and the records held by this Court form an invaluable part of the whakapapa of all Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
