NOTICE CONCERNING A MEETING OF OWNERS OF MĀORI LAND Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District 23 January 2025 TAKE NOTICE that Jennifer Faye Haupapa has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block) seeking: RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1.
Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (231 kb)
Determine the terms of trust The block contains 109.3435 hectares and is situated on Makakahi Road, Ruatiti, Ruapehu District meeting of the owners of the land will be held as follows: PLACE: Waimarino Baptist Church (The Centre),14-16 Seddon Street, Raetihi 4632 DATE: Saturday 7 March 2026 TIME: 10am Please find below the Zoom link for the upcoming meeting.
Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (64 kb)
Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land. • Kaitiaki trust A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is a minor5 or has a disability6 and is unable to manage their own affairs.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
The benefits of an ahu whenua trust include: a greater opportunity to use the land trustees can be appointed to administer and manage the block owners can participate in meetings and decisions about the direction of the trust the trust becomes the single point of contact for the block, and the trust is a legal entity and trustees can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
The family recognises the whāngai as a child of the deceased and is not entitled to succeed; or The family recognises the whāngai as a child of the deceased and entitled to the right to receive any income or discretionary grants from the interest and occupation of the principal family home as set out in the schedule; or Please specify the name of the block(s) on which the dwelling is located: .................................................................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Ngatimanuhiakai 17A3 Date: Sunday, 22 February 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Hawera Library, 121 High Street, Hāwera 4610 Kaupapa: The lease renewal of Ngatimanuhiakai 17A3.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 3 11:00 AM AP-20250000011081 338/93 William George McCarthy He whakawehenga i tētahi wāhanga o te poraka whenua o Waima North A6F Block hei whenua rāhui Māori Setting apart Waima North A6F Block as a Māori reservation
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Puketapu 3B 6B 2A Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026 Time: 11:00 AM Venue: River Life Church, 83 Turangi Town Centre, Tūrangi 3334 Kaupapa: The establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz View the notice here.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 3 11:00 AM AP-20250000011081 338/93 William George McCarthy He whakawehenga i tētahi wāhanga o te poraka whenua o Waima North A6F Block hei whenua rāhui Māori Setting apart Waima North A6F Block as a Māori reservation
Documents/Panui/3-v2.-Taitokerau-19-February-2026.pdf (123 kb)
