Any benefit derived from the trust are used to fund Māori Community Purposes (mostly charitable) as defined by section 218 of Te Ture Whenua Act 1993. Trust records include those created under previous legislation, in particular those that resulted from applications under section 438 and 439 of the Māori Affairs Act 1953, which were the pre-cursors to the current Ahu Whenua Trust structure.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
In accordance with tikanga Māori there is no distinction to be drawn between whenua (land) that is dry and land that is covered by the sea.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP16 9:00 AM AP-20250000013494 338(5)(b)/93 Kiritahi Firmin Lot 3 Deposited Plan 60683 block (Kimiora Māori Reservation) - cancel Māori reservation ordered at 441 Aotea MB 219-220 dated 15 December 2021 for the purpose of a Marae and Papakāinga SP17 9:00 AM AP-20250000013495 215/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Kiritahi and Brian Firmin He whakatū i te Kimiora trust - Ahu Whenua trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī me te tuku i ngā whenua
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 11:00AM AP-20230000021761 (A20210006361) 18(1)(h)/93 Mare Reiharangi Kupa Snr Part Ngaruroro Riverbed – Determine the status of the land SP 2 11:00AM AP-20240000011331 134/93 Stephen Kupa, Te Maanga Kupa, Gilbert Walter Kupa, Margaret (Makere) Kowhai Mackey, Mare Heirangi Kupa Snr Change the status of the land at Part Ngaruroro Riberd Omahu Property, being Section 1 SO 497236 from General land to Māori freehold land Tākitimu PĀNU...
Documents/Panui/31.-Special-Takitimu-16-December-2024.pdf (140 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 11:00AM AP-20230000021761 (A20210006361) 18(1)(h)/93 Mare Reiharangi Kupa Snr Part Ngaruroro Riverbed – Determine the status of the land SP 2 11:00AM AP-20240000011331 134/93 Stephen Kupa, Te Maanga Kupa, Gilbert Walter Kupa, Margaret (Makere) Kowhai Mackey, Mare Heirangi Kupa Snr Change the status of the land at Part Ngaruroro Riverbed Omahu Property, being Section 1 SO 497236 from General land to Māori freehold land Tākitimu PĀ...
Documents/Panui/22.-Special-Takitimu-16-December-2024.pdf (146 kb)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Gisborne Te Puni Kokiri House, 299 Gladstone Road, Gisborne Friday 8 November 2024 Judge N R Milner Presiding PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/24.-Special-Tairawhiti-8-November-2024.pdf (151 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 10:00 AM AP-20250000006293 289/93 Shona Dianne Sievers He wāwāhanga ki te poraka o Ohau No 3 Subdivision No 6 B Partitioning Ohau No 3 Subdivision No 6 B SP6 10:00 AM AP-20250000006294 135/93 Shona Dianne Sievers He panonitanga i te tūnga taitara o Ohau 3 Sec 6B1 mai i te whenua Māori ki te whenua atu i te whenua Māori Change the status of Ohau 3 Sec 6B1 from Māori Freehold Land to General Land SP7 10:00 AM AP-...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 10:00 AM AP-20250000006293 289/93 Shona Dianne Sievers He wāwāhanga ki te poraka o Ohau No 3 Subdivision No 6 B Partitioning Ohau No 3 Subdivision No 6 B SP6 10:00 AM AP-20250000006294 135/93 Shona Dianne Sievers He panonitanga i te tūnga taitara o Ohau 3 Sec 6B1 mai i te whenua Māori ki te whenua atu i te whenua Māori Change the status of Ohau 3 Sec 6B1 from Māori Freehold Land to General Land SP7 10:00 AM...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00AM AP-20250000005948 19/93 Joey Te Ao Tutahanga Wetea Faulkner Matapihi 1A3C2A2 block (Matapihi 1A3C2A Ahu Whenua Trust) – Judicial Conference (Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondent: Leighton Faulkner)) SP2 10:00AM AP-20250000005949 240/93 Joey Te Ao Tutahanga Wetea Faulkner He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Matapih...
Documents/Panui/2.-Waikato-Maniapoto-23-September-2025.pdf (129 kb)
