We are responsible for the ongoing care and protection of this taonga-tuku-iho.
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Guides to help make an enquiry or application Te tuku tono Submitting an application Read the Submitting an application guide to learn how to make an application in Pātaka Whenua.
As a court of record, we are responsible for the accurate documentation of the succession and management of Māori land.
The training session is not recorded and is usually 1 1/2 - 2 hours including time for questions and answers. Upcoming trustee training To enquire about or sign up for trustee training, please email us at mlc.trustee.training@justice.govt.nz and include: full legal name email address contact phone number, and application number (if any).
Māori trustees and committee of management members are responsible for caring for and managing whenua on behalf of landowners (beneficial owners and beneficiaries).
This would allow the trust to invest in land, for example, and to sell it to make money for the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Ngā Pānui Mai i Te Whakamāene – Special Applications The earlier part of the reporting year saw a team focus on progressing new applications to Court in a timely fashion in conjunction with progressing our oldest on hand applications (being those applications on the team filed in 2013 or earlier).
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
In doing so the Minutes must indicate the views both for and against an item for discussion. 2.
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 8 11:45AM AP-20230000019742 A20200005314 45/93 Te Iringa Hikatangata, Sharon Bryant CJ 2020/18 - Te Rata Phillips also known as Te Rata Ben Phillips or Te Rata Te Rata Phillips or Terata Phillips - and a succession order made at 71 Waikato Maniapoto MB 121-126 on 22 January 2014 - Application to the Chief Judge SP 9 12:00PM AP-20230000019649 A20170005206 45/93 Deborah Katr...
Documents/Panui/15.-Te-Whakamaene-Chief-Judge-Specials-18-June-2024.pdf (146 kb)
