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)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 10:30 AM AP-20260000006743 67/93 237/93 18(1)(a)/93 Margret-Anne Josephine Meyers He hui e whakahaeretia ana e tētahi kaiwhakawā Judicial Conference seeking directions for a vesting order The court may convene a hearing to make orders at the conclusion of the judicial conference
Documents/Panui/7.-Waikato-Maniapoto-17-September-2026.pdf (71 kb)
External link Māori Occupation Orders Regulations 1994 Sets out what information you need to supply with any application for an occupation order under our Act.
To create a trust, you'll need to apply for a trust order. Once an order is granted by the Court, the trust continues until the landowners, beneficiaries, trustees, and the Court agree to end it.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP6 10:00 AM AP-20260000007767 58/93 Peter David Rhodes Appeal 2026/20 - Lot 2 Deposited Plan 39915 and other blocks - and an order vesting interests held in a representative capacity made at 104 Te Waipounamu MB 234-248 on 9/4/2026 - Notice of Appeal (Respondent: Margaret Mariata Laffey as executor to the estate of George Manning Moke Couch)
Documents/Panui/6.-SP-6-AP-20260000007767-Lot-2-Deposited-Plan-39915.pdf (110 kb)
Apply online Download the application form Subdivision A private subdivision of whenua may be made, without lodging an application with the Māori Land Court, if: all the legal owners agree to the subdivision (where there is no trust) all the trustees agree to the subdivision (where the land is vested in trustees) the management committee of a Māori incorporation agrees (where the land is vested in a Māori incorporation) the new titles, issued by Land Infor...
WAIARIKI PĀNUI Contact Details Office Waiariki Māori Land Court Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010 Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua Phone Office 07 921 7402 Email Office mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM (Closed on Public Holidays) He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Court Sitting...
TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 2:00 PM AP-20260000005712 328/93 Maurea Law He otā whakanoho mō Roseanna Tahuparae rātou ko Putiputi Matete ko Aroha Reihana ko Tania White ko Emma Furlonge ki a Porangahau 2B 9B Sec 14 Occupation order for Roseanna Tahuparae, Putiputi Matete, Aroha Rehana, Tania White and Emma Furlonge on Porangahau 2B 9B Sec 14 SP8 2:30 PM AP-20260000005711 239/93 Maurea Law He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī...
Where required, information provided in this application will be included in resulting orders of the Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-33-Confirmation-of-resolution.pdf (183 kb)
Our team committed many hours of overtime to entering new applications into Pātaka Whenua and progressing applications towards resolution.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
