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The most common governance entity is the ahu whenua trust, of which there are now over 5,500 in existence.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 10 11:00 AM AP-20260000006900 19/93 Wharepouri Heke Awarua A25 (Awarua A25 Ahu Whenua Trust) – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation Respondents: The Trustees of the Awarua A25 Ahu Whenua Trust SP 11 11:00 AM AP-20260000006901 238/93 Wharepouri Heke Awarua A25 (Awarua A25 Ahu Whenua Trust) – Enforcement of obligatio...

Documents/Panui/38.-Taitokerau-24-June-2026.pdf (116 kb)

APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: AP-20230000035537 86/93 Deputy Registrar Rewiti and Margaret Wilson Whänau Trust - Amendment of Court record to include all blocks in the Whänau Trust at (119 Tairawhiti MB 78-80 dated 12/04/2023) (AP- 20230000027057) AP-20230000036044 86/93 Deputy Registrar Matahiia X and other blocks - Amendment of Court record to show correct spelling of trustees names at (120 Tairawhiti MB 72-90 dated 8/06/2023) (AP-20230000027782) AP-20230000029568 113/9...

Documents/Panui/0111324-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-March-2024.pdf (1 mb)

Not all of the trustees of the ahu whenua trusts have been contacted and further work is needed in that respect.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

An obvious corollary to that proposition is, subject to the available resources and infrastructure of the trust to cater for such procedures. For example, one ahu whenua trust has over 8,000 beneficial owners for an area of land less than 200 hectares with income of less than $10,000.00 per annum.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Bush, Deborah Bush Appeal 2026/4 - Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust and orders to replace trustees heard at 286 Waikato Maniapoto MB 6- 27 on 16/10/2025 and made at a further hearing on 3/12/2025 - Notice of Appeal (Respondent: Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust) 33 AP-20260000001801 45/93 Pauline Philomena Hokianga CJ 2026/11 - He tono ki te Kaiwhakawā Matua ki te whakahou, whakakore rānei i tētahi ōta o te kooti CJ...

Documents/Panui/May-2026-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar-2026-03-23.pdf (666 kb)

. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)

APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: A20220009174 239/93, 240/93, 244/93 Gail Elizabeth Campbell, Lynne Alison Campbell Awapuni 1H and Other Blocks - Replace Raewyn Mary Akroyd with Tony Raymond Akroyd, Michelle Lisa Paki, Oriwia Kata Baker & Jacqueline Dale Akroyd as Trustees A20220009171 118/93 Terelli Whaanga Clarence Hauwhenua Whaanga - Succession A20220009327 113/93, 118/93 Lynette Angela Cooper David Hoapili Cooper - Succession A20220009176 239/93 Charles Ngatai-B...

Documents/Panui/0724622-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-September-20221.pdf (541 kb)

pwd=ZGpGUkE2MjNEYW1tRStack1haFZKZz09 Meeting ID: 865 1019 2526 | Passcode: 562788 Thursday 20 April 2023 | Judge A H C Warren Presiding Applications for Hearing PÄNUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 46 10:00AM A20220012572 118/93 Aroha Hazel, Neha Ned Katene Jean Katene - Succession 47 10:05AM A20230002662 151/93, 175/93 Kirk Michael Myers, Ellie Kate Myers Ngatihaua 26A2 - Confirmation of resolution of assembled owners 48 10:10AM A20230002443 215/93 Deputy...

Documents/Panui/Panui-April-2023.pdf (798 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP14 10:55 AM AP-20260000002104 239/93 Trustees of Pukawa D3 Ahu Whenua Trust He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Pukawa D3 Ahu Whenua Trust Replace Edward Te Tuiri Hakopa with Ben Te Aonui Goldsbury-Hapi and Josephine Mitareta Cooper- Marsh as responsible trustees of the Pukawa D3 Ahu Whenua Trust SP15 11:00 AM AP-20260000003889 239/93 John Hura He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Ohuanga Trus...

Documents/Panui/11.-Aotea-9-July-2026.pdf (179 kb)