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Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including: Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trust and the whenua to advisory trustees and owners Identify and undertake work to protect and enhance the wh...

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You will also need to provide evidence you have notified beneficiaries or owners and have any consents to the application that are required.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)

The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori to assist owners of Māori Land to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.

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The new Mediation regime establishes a dispute resolution process based on tikanga Māori to assist owners of Māori Land to resolve disagreements and conflict about their land.

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/Judges-Corner-Article-by-Judge-Aidan-Warren-on-Dispute-Resolution2.pdf (154 kb)

Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all owners about the following hui.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

Te Kooti Whenua Māori is notifying all owners about the following hui.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

OCCUPATION ORDER: An occupation order provides the right to build on a piece of land owned by multiple owners (but does not grant a title of ownership over that piece of land).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-supporting-housing-initiatives-web-version.pdf (66 kb)

General powers of Trustees 1.3 The Trustees have the following general powers: (a) all the powers necessary to manage the Trust Property including, in relation to the Trust Property, all the powers of an absolute owner of the property; and (b) all the powers necessary to carry out the terms of the Trust, including powers incidental to those in paragraph (a).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Template-Comprehensive-Whanau-Trust-Order-Final-Version-30-June-2020.pdf (237 kb)

  External link Māori Assembled Owners Regulations 1995 Sets out the rules on how a meeting of owners of Māori land must be held, how it is recorded and how the outcomes are reported.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP14 09:00 AM AP-20230000020540 (A20220018864) 173/93 67/93 Hayden Potaka Tauakira 2M3A2 No 9 - Application to summon a meeting of owners to consider including small area with Tauakira 2M3A2 Sec 12, 13 & 14 to extend urupa SP15 09:30 AM AP-20240000012408 173/93 67/93 Heather Ranginui Morikau No 1 Section 21 - Summon a meeting of owners SP16 10:00 AM AP-20240000000268 173/93 67/93 Susan Roach Orimupiko 12B2 - Summon a meeti...

Documents/Panui/Panui-National-January-2026.pdf (2.2 mb)