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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.

This will show you: who the trustees are and when they were appointed when the land trust was formed any historical activities of the trust the trust order or deed.

Located in:  The court record

The working list of potential owners has been updated through applications to substitute deceased owners on the list. Succession applications are ongoing. People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original beneficiaries of the land.

Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)

The working list of potential owners was updated at a sitting of the Māori Land Court in Te Waipounamu on 9 September 2021. Further successions will be ongoing. Surname Name Shares 2021 List No Adair Christopher Robin 0.0970 223 Adair Darlene Rosalie 0.0970 266 Adair Derek Anthony 0.0970 324 Adair Patrick Sydney 0.0970 1205 Adair Rino Carl 0.0970 1336 Adair Shane Hillary 0.0970 1443 Adams Kura Blanche 0.3090 847 Aiono Eileen Te Ataakura 0.028...

Documents/SILNA/SILNA-List-09-09-2021.pdf (896 kb)

The list was amended on 18 August 2022, minute book 78 Te Waipounamu MB 158-162. Further successions will be ongoing. First Name Surname Shares 1 Turakiora (Original Owner 129) 40 2 Tuha (Original Owner 160) 39.3375 3 Winika (Original Owner 167) 40 4 Mere (Original Owner 45) 38.60625 5 Metapere (Original Owner 53) 40 6 Momoko (Original Owner 55) 38.60625 7 Oketopa (Original Owner 58) 38.6125 8 Rangiriri (Original Owner 127) 40 9 Taki (Original Owner 132...

Documents/SILNA/Updated-interim-list-of-owners-of-the-Toitoi-Crown-Land-Block-VIII-Lords-River-Survey-District2.pdf (1.2 mb)

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Located in:  Hui and court hearings

The Māori Land Court offers training for trustees. M O J0 21 7.1 6_ JA N 21 Section 133 of the Trusts Act 2019 (formerly section 66 of the Trustee Act 1956).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)

1 An index of past and present judicial officers of the Māori Land Court and Native Land Court 1 May 2018 Judicial officers of the Native Land Court from 1864 to 1947 Judge Date appointed John Rogan 25 June 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Wiremu Tipene 25 June 1864 Matikikuha 25 June 1864 Te Keene of Orakei 25 June 1864 Tamati Reweti 25 June 1864 George Clarke 25 October 1864 (President) 9 January 1865 (Judge) Hone Mohi Tawhai 25 October 1864 P...

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2018-05-01-FS-Past-and-present-judges.pdf (356 kb)

Court It does Greg Shaw The other thing | wanted to note your Honour although we have indicated the costs would not fall on the owners of these lands | would like to make it clear that at this point in time the Maon Trustee hasnt recewved confirmation of funding by the Crown for this work nevertheless we are proceeding \We dont believe we can just delay any further to begin this work but | want to make it clear to the Court that at this stage the funding hasnt been secured for that additional w...

Documents/Landowner-notices/04145271_05549463_0060_0080_MIN.pdf (2.4 mb)

Minute books also recorded succession to interests that were subject to consolidation up until final allocation of new titles was made.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)