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I have not previously been removed as a trustee of any trust by the High Court under the Trustee Act 1956 or
by the Māori Land Court under section 240 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993;
I consent to my appointment as a trustee for the (enter name of trust):
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THE ADEQUACY OF LAWS FOR THE PROTECTION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES CULTURAL
HERITAGE AND CUSTOMARY RIGHTS IN NEW ZEALAND
Ka kuhu ahau ki te ture, hei matua mo te pani
I seek refuge in the law, for it is a parent of the oppressed (Te Kooti Arikirangi Te Turuki)
Judge Te Kani Williams
An important starting point for this paper is setting out the fundamental basis upon which Māori connect
with their environment and their lands.
There have, of course, been numerous ahu whenua trust orders with composite whānau trust-administered areas created since Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 gave statutory recognition to shareholdings within blocks according to discrete whakapapa groups.
...Kooti
Te rangi: 19 Ākuhata 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000013150
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Aotea
Rescheduling of Aotea court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the 2026 September Aotea special court sitting date for Palmerston North
for applications...
...Āperira 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20260000004949
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Te Waipounamu
Cancellation of Te Waipounamu court sitting
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(c)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the 2026 May Te Waipounamu District court sitting date for Nelson that
has been gazet...
...Te rangi: 20 Mei 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000014114
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Waiariki
Rescheduling of Waiariki court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the 2026 July Waiariki District court sitting dates for Ōpōtiki that have
been gazetted by the...
...Hepetema 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000008580
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o te
Taitokerau
Rescheduling of Te Taitokerau Court Sitting details
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011 : 3.8(1)(b)
Brandon-Lee Thomas Ward, Pae Tukutuku:
Ngā kōrerorero
Discussion
I have considered the 19 November 2026 special sitting of the Court...
...Te rangi: 14 Āperira 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000014114
Te kaupapa: He whakakorenga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Waiariki
Rescheduling of a Waiariki court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the 2026 February Waiariki District court sitting dates for Taupō that have
been gazetted by t...
...28 Mei 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20250000005930
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Waikato-Maniapoto
Rescheduling of Waikato-Maniapoto court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:
Discussion
I have considered the 2026 July Waikato-Maniapoto District court sitting dates for Tauranga
that have been gazett...