Trustees’ meetings FIRST TRUSTEE MEETING A chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer should be elected at the first trustee meeting.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Awaiting Hearing or Outcome A20170006414 31/10/2017 CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Rangaiti Mathews 1.
• Is the partition necessary for effective use and development of the land? • What do the owners think overall? • How will the proposal affect the owners’ interests and the best use of the land?
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-apply-for-Partition-of-Maori-freehold-land.pdf (490 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 84 AP-20260000011915 86/93 Deputy Registrar He whakahounga ki tētahi moka i te pūranga o te kooti Amend a record of the court to correct an error at 536 Aotea MB 254-257 dated 1 October 2025 regarding an application to vest additional Māori land interests in the trustees of the Te Rite Whānau Trust 85 AP-20260000011916 86/93 Deputy Registrar He whakahounga ki tētahi moka i te pūranga o te kooti Amend a record of the court to...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-December-2026-National-Panui.pdf (2.9 mb)
Currently, the Māori Trustee administers as trustee or agent approximately 1,800 Māori Land Trusts and other Māori entities.
Awaiting Hearing or Outcome A20170006414 31/10/2017 CJ 2017/35 - Parihaka Papakainga and a trustee order made at 72 Taranaki MB 86 on 25 January 1962 - Application to the Chief Judge 45/93 Rangaiti Mathews 1.
Final resolution That an application be filed with the Māori Land Court to constitute the [name of ahu whenua or whenua tōpū trust], appoint [list the full names of the elected trustees] as trustees and approve the draft trust order.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Currently, the Māori Trustee administers as trustee or agent approximately 1,800 Māori Land Trusts and other Māori entities.
Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (311 kb)
Once chosen, the Māori reservation trustees choose one of their own number who is not already an ahu whenua trustee to represent them on that trust.
