This land is held in accordance with tikanga Māori, and unlike Māori freehold land, and there are no ‘legal owners’ of Māori customary land. However, there are hapū, iwi, and whānau that whakapapa to this land and may have used it for generations.
He holds governance and advisory roles across several iwi and hapū entities, with experience spanning governance, commercial strategy, Public Works Act matters, property negotiations, and valuation advisory work.
This is an acknowledgement to all the hapū, iwi
and Māori landowners in Aotearoa and your
efforts to care for our whenua for the generations
to come, e mihi ana.
People who benefit from a reservation
The people who benefit from the reservation
are usually named as members of a hapū 4
or several hapū, or they can be any group
of Māori.
If the whāngai child isn‘t entitled to succeed according to the tikanga of the relevant hapū or iwi, we will work with the whānau to reach an agreed outcome.
Ko te momo koha ka āhei te tuku:
• ko te pito whenua e mōhiotia ana ko te
Queen’s chain
• he pito whenua hei urunga mō te katoa
• he whenua mō ngā mahi a-Rēhia
• he koha pūtea hei whakatūnga taputapu
hākinakina.
Wehenga hapū. Ka āhei anake mēnā nō
te hapū kotahi ngā mema o te wehenga.
The traditional Māori tribal hierarchy and social order made up of hapū (kin
groups) and whānau (family groups), having a founding ancestor and territorial
(tribal) boundaries.
To my Māori language, it is because of you that my heart is connected to the hearts of my children, of my family, of my hapū, of my iwi and to the hearts of my ancestors.
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A descendant of any former owner who is or was a member of the hapū associated with the land.
The alienee is not a member of the preferrred classes of alienees and a first right of refusal is to be given to the
preferred classes of alienees in accordance with rule 11.5.
