I often see this done by the children of a deceased parent. The land interests are held in the whānau trust in a common pool for the uri of that parent, but none of the kin group has in his or her own right, any particular shareholding.
Application fees are set out in the Māori Land Court Fees Regulations 2013.
Changes in place from 6 February 2021 In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to the Act with Te Ture Whenua Māori (Succession, Dispute Resolution, and Related Matters) Amendment Act 2020.
Click on the “Block ID” number that is underlined below for the block you are looking up.
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust); Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondar...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust); Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondar...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:30 AM AP-20230000019808 298/93 Rugby Rangi Smith Hereheretau B2D1A and Hereheretau B2D1B blocks - Partition SP2 10:45 AM AP-20240000008288 239/93 Angela Smith Hereheretau B2D1B block and Hereheretau B2D1B & Hereheretau B2D2 trust – Reduce the number of trustees due to the deaths of Trevor Joseph Waikawa and Joseph Kahukura SP3 11:15 AM AP-20230000034045 241/93 Tammy Amy Watene Kaiti 336F block and...
Documents/Panui/25.-Tairawhiti-Special-2-September-2024.pdf (155 kb)
118 Tairawhiti MB 60 MAORI LAND COURT Place Gishorne Present C L Fox Acting Chief Judge A Nyman Clerk of the Court D Kennedy Court assistant Date 4 May 2023 Panui No SP1 Application No A20230008312 Subject Appointment of Maon Trustee as Agent to assess damage from Cyclone Gabrielle Legislation Section 183(6)(f) and (h) Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 Also Greg Shaw (Te Tumu Paeroa) Martin Eadie (Te Tumu Paeroa) Present Detallsof the applicant are as follows Applicant Ad...
Documents/Landowner-notices/04145271_05549463_0060_0080_MIN.pdf (2.4 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11:15am AP-20230000033570 239/93 Henry Shelford Hinemoeroa Mata Shelford Whānau Trust - Reduce the number of trustees due to the resignation of Polly Shelford-Tairakena and Rene Shelford WAIKATO MANIAPOTO PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/SP1-22-May-2024-Hinemoeroa-Mata-Shelford-whanau-trust.pdf (118 kb)
In order to run and progress a trust effectively, trustees must know the whenua and people and have the time and energy to fulfill trustee duties.
