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Office Aotea Māori Land Court, Ingestre Chambers
Address 74 Ingestre Street
Mailing address DX Box PX10207, Whanganui
Phone 06-3490770
Email mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Court Sitting
The followin...
In some cases there
are hundreds of owners for one block or
title 1. When an owner dies, it is important
to transfer his or her interests to whoever
is entitled to receive those interests.
In some cases there
are hundreds of owners for one block or
title 1. When an owner dies, it is important
to transfer his or her interests to whoever
is entitled to receive those interests.
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally
owned by people connected to each other and to the land
through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.
The benefits of an ahu whenua trust include:
a greater opportunity to use the land
trustees can be appointed to administer and manage the block
owners can participate in meetings and decisions about the direction of the trust
the trust becomes the single point of contact for the block, and
the trust is a legal entity and trustees can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Ngatimanuhiakai 17A3
Date: Sunday, 22 February 2026
Time: 2:00 PM
Venue: Hawera Library,
121 High Street,
Hāwera 4610
Kaupapa:
The lease renewal of Ngatimanuhiakai 17A3.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
TRUST: Tawera 897 Sec 2 Ahu Whenua Trust
DATE: Friday 8 November 2024
TIME: 9:30am
VENUE: Māori Land Court
20 Lichfield Street
Christchurch
AGENDA: Election of nominated trustees only
Please register your interest by 2 November 2024 by email to mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz or
phone 03 962 4900
Notice of Hui
Section 2 MR 897 Ta...
The Māori Land Court is notifying all interested parties of the above block about the following
hui:
Whenua: Puna-O-Maru Section 96
DATE: Saturday 27 September 2025
TIME: 12:30 pm.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Puketapu 3B 6B 2A
Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Venue: River Life Church,
83 Turangi Town Centre,
Tūrangi 3334
Kaupapa:
The establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust
For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz
View the notice here.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Waikouaiti Blk XII Township Subdivision XXVI Section 28
Date: Thursday, 17 July 2025
Time: 6 PM
Venue: 78 Carroll Street Fern Hill, Dunedin
Kaupapa:
· Establishing an ahu whenua trust or appointing an agent or agents to represent the owners in negotiations about minor boundary adjustments
· ...