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This may mean connecting with other agencies and exploring funding opportunities that can help you and your whānau reach your aspirations for your whenua.

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Before you submit an application to the Court, make sure you have had a kōrero with your whānau. Kaitiaki whenua (land guardianship) is about the collective and the wellbeing of whenua, whānau and whakapapa.

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Traditional whenua boundaries of hapū and whānau were changed and not all members were granted ownership.

Ko ētahi atu whakaaro hei āwhina i a koe kia takatū ai mō te uiui ko te whakaharatau kia mārama tō whakautu me te āta tirotiro i te paetukutuku a Te Tāhū o te Ture.

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This occurs most commonly between close whānau members.

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Kei te whiti mai i tāu ātaahuatanga mehemea ko Kōpū e rere ana i te pae. Ki ā tāua tamariki, Kimiora kōrua ko Aria, ki ā tāua rau amokura.

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For further clarification please contact: Office: Level 7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace, Wellington, DX Box SX 11203, WELLINGTON PH: (04) 914 3102 Fax: (04) 914 3100 Office of the Chief Registrar PĀNUI 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 Chief Judge applications To be heard via Zoom Thursday 28 September 2023 Chief Judge C L Fox PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICA...

Documents/Panui/panui-28-Sept.pdf (188 kb)

Since the passing of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, our role is to: promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners, whānau and hapū facilitate the occupation, development and use of Māori land ensure that decisions made about Māori land are fair and balanced taking into account the needs of all the owners and their beneficiaries.

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In April 2025, Claire Stirling-Hawkins (Te Whānau-ā-Apanui, Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kauwhata, Ngāti Raukawa ki Te Tonga, Ngāi Tahu me Kāti Mamoe), supported by her whānau, friends, and kaimahi from Te Rāwhiti, stepped into the Pae Ārahi o Te Rito role, bringing her leadership strengths and a shared purpose and vision for Te Rito to the District.

Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)

20 July 2023 MEDIA STATEMENT E harikoa ana Te Tumu Whakawā i te kopounga o Te Kaiwhakawā Matua hou o Te Kooti Whenua Māori E harikoa ana Te Tumu Whakawā i te putanga mai o te pānui a te Minita Kairīwhi o Te Puni Kōkiri, a te Hōnore Nanaia Mahuta, mō te kopounga o Kaiwhakawā Caren Fox hei Kaiwhakawā Matua mō Te Kooti Whenua Māori. Ko Kaiwhakawā Matua Fox (nō Ngāti Porou, Rongowhakaata, Te Whānau ā Apanui), te Kaiwhakawā Matua tekau mā whitu o Te Kooti Whe...

Documents/Articles/23-07-20-Media-Statement-Kaiwhakawa-Matua-o-Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-FINAL.pdf (395 kb)