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Currently, the Māori Trustee administers as trustee or agent approximately 1,800 Māori Land Trusts and other Māori entities.

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Steven Dodd - Kairēhita Matua Ngāti Whakaue, Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Rangiwewehi Steve first began work in the Maori Affairs Department in July 1984 working Māori Trustee and then the Land Development division before becoming an Alienation Officer in 1989.

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  The trustees want to get in touch with every owner so they can update their contact details.

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We note the current lease term expired on 25 July 2022; The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust; Elect Responsible Trustee(s) e.g. Māori Trustee (Te Tumu Paeroa); Elect Advisory Trustee(s); and Determine the terms of trust e.g.

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Our Act provides various safeguards to ensure that Māori land may only be transferred by court order following an application to succeed, gift, or sell to the PCA. Ownership interests can only be transferred outside of the PCA if members of the PCA decline to apply for those interests.

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The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Urenui Lot 4B 1B 1B Part Sub 3 Section 24 Block IV Waitara SD Date: Sunday, 15 February 2026 Time: 10:00 AM Venue: Whai Community Centre 17 Princess Street Waitara 4320 Kaupapa: The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust; Elect Responsible Trustee(s) Elect Advisory Trustee(s); and Determine the terms of trust e.g Te Tumu Paeroa’s standard Ahu Whenua Trust For further...

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The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block)    Date: Sunday, 15 February 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Whai Community Centre 17 Princess Street Waitara 4320 Kaupapa: Future Utilisation of Land The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust; Elect Responsible Trustee(s) Elect Advisory Trustee(s); and Determine the terms of trust e.g Te Tumu Paeroa’s standard Ahu Whenua...

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The primary purpose of both meetings will be to discuss: • The Mouri Tūroa project and opportunities available for owners of the above blocks; • Options to enable Mouri Tūroa to complete the proposed work, including but not restricted to: o A limited powers Ahu Whenua Trust over some or all of the above clusters of blocks, and election of trustee(s); o The appointment of an agent to represent the owners of some or all of the above clusters of blocks; o A full powers Ahu Whenua Tru...

Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)

Here an individual can form the trust and appoint trustees and the shareholding, which maybe across many blocks, is held for the uri of that individual down through the generations.

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