At a hearing in Waitara on 12 June 2025, the descendants present agreed to consider setting the land aside as a Māori Reservation as the first step to gain administration of the whenua by Mary’s whānau.
Documents/Landowner-notices/NOTICE-OF-HUI-OF-DESCENDANTS-OF-MARY-NAERA.pdf (135 kb)
Ensure that your device is muted when you join the hearing, as you may join while another application is still being heard.
. • A whenua tōpū trust holds and manages the land for the use of hapū or iwi.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 40 HE TONO MŌ TE ŌTA WHAKANOHO APPLICATION FOR AN OCCUPATION ORDER Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 328 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 40 Rule 13.15 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form to remove a trustee of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust, Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
We are a unique institution, the only indigenous land court in the world. Our key purpose is to promote the retention of whenua Māori in Māori hands, and to support landowners to use, occupy and develop their whenua for the benefit of owners, their whānau, and hapū.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-information-booklet.pdf (922 kb)
(state any other terms or conditions of the agreement such as payment date or arrangements etc) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz HE WHAKAAETANGA KIA HOKO, KIA KOHA RĀNEI I NGĀ PĀNGA AGREEMENT TO SELL OR GIFT AN INTEREST IN MĀORI FREEHOLD LAND Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 164 Form 31 Rule 11.13(2) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz P...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-31-Agreement-to-sell-or-gift.pdf (123 kb)
Use this form to appoint, remove, or replace trustee or change the number of trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust, Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (267 kb)
Permitted Activities (a) The Occupier shall only use the Site for a residential dwelling and associated activities for the Occupier and members of their immediate whānau, save that the Occupier shall not have more than the Maximum Occupants living on the Site without the written approval of the Landowner(s).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
Approximately 58 per cent of Māori land is currently held by governance entities provided for under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
