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Urupa Reservations Urupā reservations (Māori burial grounds) have a special status in legal terms as well as having family, spiritual, cultural and historical importance.

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More information For more information about Māori Land Trusts please write to, phone, fax, email, or visit a Māori Land Court office.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)

Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...

Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)

One of the interesting sessions was on "Enhancing Public Trust in the Courts". The three presenters Hon Susan Kiefel AC (Chief Justice of Australia), Zhou Qiang (Chief Justice of the People’s Republic of China and President of the Supreme People’s Court) and Assoc.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 2:00PM AP-20250000005613 113/93 118/93 214/93 219/93 222/93 220/93 Margaret Thomas- Amani He tauatanga ki a Hori Wanoa me te whakatū i te Thomas-Wanoa Whānau Trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī Succeed to the Māori land interests of Hori Wanoa, constitute the Thomas-Wanoa Whānau Trust over the interests of Lionel Thomas, Lillian Thomas, Agnes Thomas, Margaret Thomas-Amani, Josephi...

Documents/Panui/5.-Taitokerau-1-October-2026.pdf (147 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP44 12:30PM AP-20240000012544 113/93 118/93 Hone Wiremu Haare, Suzanne Amelia Haare He tauatanga ki a Pane Himiona Succeed to the Māori land interests of Pane Himiona also known as Pane Heta or Haare(Fanny) or Pane Haare or Fanny Himiona or Fanny Heta or Fanny Haare SP45 12:30PM AP-20240000012699 113/93 118/93 Lana Sharon Reti He tauatanga ki a James Wilcox Reti Succeed to the Māori land interests of James Wilcox Reti also known as Ro...

Documents/Panui/11.-Taitokerau-7-August-2026.pdf (181 kb)

Records include: o Appointment of trustees o Applications for new trusts, replacement trusts, variations to trusts and supporting information o Vesting orders o Copies of court minutes o Court orders o Trust reports and accounts o Trust correspondence with the Court  Consolidation records: Consolidation was the process whereby scattered interests in small, usually unprofitable blocks of land were brought together into larger shares in a large...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)

She has extensive expertise in facilitation and dispute resolution involving Ahu Whenua Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Whānau Trusts, and Beneficial Owners of Māori Land across Aotearoa.

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 1:00 PM AP-20260000000071 293/93 240/93 Teresa Titi- Tehei Smith He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Tuahu 3X Māori Reservation Replace Here-Turi-Koka Nissen, Rustina Tipoki/Manual and Matthew Bartlett with Hinenui o te ao Angeline Tipoki-Lawton, Shane Tiaki Erana Nissen and Martin Peter Hamilton as responsible trustees of the Tuahu 3X Māori Reservation SP3 1:30 PM AP-20260000006800 AP-20260000003593 19/93 Kumeroa Gor...

Documents/Panui/25.-Tairawhiti-6-July-2026.pdf (126 kb)

An obligation binding the trustee(s) to deal with property over which they have control (the trust property) for the benefit of the beneficiaries.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)