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SP9 10:30 AM AP-20250000001871 173/93 Shelly Puohotaua Rakato B - Summon a meeting of owners to dissolve both trusts - Rakato B Trust and Part Rakato B Māori Reservation Judicial Conference.

Documents/Panui/19.-Aotea-18-December-2025.pdf (125 kb)

The practice note addresses important questions that whānau and professionals working in the sector are grappling with including: How do owners of whenua Māori approve a mortgage? How is a mortgage registered against whenua Māori?

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Please include as much information as possible in your enquiry. Names of whānau, trusts, and whenua and related documents make it easier for us to complete research and provide a quality response.

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Legislation: Section 19, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Previous evidence: 293 Taitokerau MB 170-171 dated 25 July 2025 290 Taitokerau MB 297 dated 13 June 2025 288 Taitokerau MB 295-296 dated 3 April 2025 306 Taitokerau MB 115-130 dated 4 November 2025 Details of the applicant are as follows: Applicant Address Micheal Philip Greame Yorke 130 Featherston Street, Palmerston North,4410 T Wetere for Deputy Registrar: The above-named matter was set down for a Judic...

Documents/Panui/1.-321-Taitokerau-MB-127-128-dated-17-August-2026.pdf (105 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 11:15 AM AP-20250000005979 215/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Deputy Registrar He whakatū i te Pitama 107 Trust me te kopou i ngā tarahitī me te tuku i ngā whenua ki a rātou Constitute the Pitama 107 Trust over Allotment 107 Kaiapoi Native Reserve and to appoint Simone Pitama, Thomas Matenga Williams, Tania Kura Ann Cutelli and Ngaki Georgina Pitama as responsible trustees and vest the land in them SP2 11:15 AM AP...

Documents/Panui/19.-Te-Waipounamu-19-June-2025.pdf (129 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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Because Māori land can have so many owners, creating a trust can be an efficient way to make decisions about the whenua.

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It is a good idea to ask them about: What land blocks you might be an owner in An accurate record of your whakapapa How you became an owner or beneficiary to your whenua.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP12 10:30 AM AP-20230000028737 A20220010647 113/93 117/93 214/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Jinney Ruawhare Hopa also known as Joe or Joseph Ruawhare - Succession, Constitute the Hopa and Hana Ruawhare Whanau Trust in respect of the deceased and appoint Herbert Smith, Hopa Woodhead, Te Aroha Woodhead, Bella Blackburn, Roimata Blackburn and Hana Kerr as trustees SP13 10:30 AM AP-2025000003619 113/93 117/93 Whetumarama Ratana-Taku He...

Documents/Panui/26.-Taitokerau-3-June-2026.pdf (145 kb)

In the past the Housing Corporation, and its replacement Housing New Zealand, have been prepared to finance the building of dwellings on Māori land by taking security over the house, provided that the borrower can obtain a licence to occupy from the owners or trustees, where the land is held in trust, for a term of at least 21 years.

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