I am currently the judge for Te Waipounamu in the Māori Land Court. I am also presiding over a number of urgent inquiries in the Waitangi Tribunal, which has never been busier.
Chief Judge Caren Fox and Pae Matua Steve Gunson are very happy to release the first Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court Annual Report, covering the period from Matariki 2022 – Matariki 2023.
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
At this stage in te pā whenua, the decision or outcome of the application will be actioned by carrying out a change in the land and/or landownership.
A mortgage or loan may be acquired by: the sole owner of a Māori land block all the owners of a Māori land block acting together the trustees of a Māori land block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.
Pātaka Whenua, the Māori Land Court’s new online portal, launched in June 2023.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20230000021989 67/93 Deputy Registrar Rotopounamu 1B3A2C and Neighbouring General Land Block - Judicial Conference Tākitimu PĀNUI
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 10:00AM AP-20240000006401 19/93 67/93 Letitia Bradnock (Tiamana Te Hunga Ririki Te Kohanga Reo) Part section 98 Town of Waverly and Lot 1 application plan 2514 (formerly section 99 Town of Waverly) (General Land)(Sections 98 & 99 Town of Waverley (Wairoa-Iti Marae)– Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 11:20 AM AP-20240000004386 307/93 338(2)/93 Aubrey Tokowhakaea Temara Mataatua Marae Maori Reservation - To set apart General land to be included in Maori reservation and amalgamation of Section 1 Survey Office Plan 513727 and Section 2 Block LVII Rotorua Township and Section 3 Block LVII Rotorua Township WAIARIKI PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/44.-Waiariki-Special-4-July-2024.pdf (122 kb)
A whenua tōpū trust can also hold non-land assets, such as houses, vehicles, or general land interests.
