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Chief Judge Caren Fox and resident judges, Judge Wilson Isaac and Judge Nathan Milner, were joined by Chief District Court Judge Hemi Taumaunu, and other members of the Māori Land Court Bench for a special sitting that followed the opening ceremony.

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She is the fifth judge to be appointed as Chairperson of the Waitangi Tribunal, following Chief Judge Kenneth Gillanders Scott, Tā Justice Taihakurei Durie, Tā Justice Joe Williams and Chief Judge Wilson Isaac. Chief Judge Fox was appointed as a Māori Land Court judge on 1 October 2000, and shortly thereafter was appointed as the Presiding Officer of the Waitangi Tribunal’s Central North Island district inquiry in 2001.

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Chief Judge Wilson Isaac discusses Māori Land in today’s context, the steps being taken to ensure land owners have access to all necessary information that’s required.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20250000007646 239/93, 240/93 Charles Tuhua He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Nga Hau E Wha Marae (Pukekohe) Replace Kiri Wilson and Gene Hemopo with Charles Tuhua, Tia Panapa, Pikiteora Hita-Mura, Jazmin Walker, Amihera Kakano and Katrina Jackson as trustees of Nga Hau e Wha Marae (Pukekohe).

Documents/Panui/2.-Waikato-Maniapoto-19-March-2026.pdf (123 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20250000007646 239/93, 240/93 Charles Tuhua He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Nga Hau E Wha Marae (Pukekohe) Replace Kiri Wilson and Gene Hemopo with Charles Tuhua, Tia Panapa, Pikiteora Hita-Mura, Jazmin Walker, Amihera Kakano and Katrina Jackson as trustees of Nga Hau e Wha Marae (Pukekohe).

Documents/Panui/2-v2.-Waikato-Maniapoto-19-March-2026.pdf (123 kb)

S The total number of allocated ownership records recorded in all blocks is 3,136.458. Land Interest Trusts S The total number of Whānau Trusts nationally is 12,247 S The total number of Kaitiaki Trusts nationally is 2,459 Exclusion list The following land types have been excluded from this update: S Crown Land, Crown Land Reserved for Māori, Other, General Land owned by Māori (a total of 450 blocks covering an area of 23,452.1288 ha) S Blocks pending internal revie...

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

In this order, the term trust land refers to the land owned by the trust, and the term trust property refers to any other assets of the trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)

Common term for a trust order is a trust deed, which is the term used in the Trusts Act 2019. 4.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)

TERMS OF TRUST ORDER 1. TRUST NAME, TIPUNA AND BENEFICIARIES Trust Name 1.1 The trust created by this Court order shall be known as [INSERT TRUST NAME] ("the Trust").

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Template-Comprehensive-Whanau-Trust-Order-Final-Version-30-June-2020.pdf (237 kb)

. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)