Often this was at the request of the owners, who wanted to have their land split up into smaller sections so it could be better managed for farming, or divided into house sites, marae reserves and so on. Sometimes investigation of title and partitioning were simultaneous processes.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Setting aside new urupā A number of well established principles in relation to Māori reservations have been developed by the Court – these principles apply to urupā reservations as much as to marae or papakāinga. When the owners or trustees of a block of land make an application to set aside an urupā reservation over land that has not previously been used for burials, the applicants will need to show that they have called a well-notified meeting of the owners to discuss the proposal wit...
Māori Reservations that are set aside as a Marae are required to have a Charter agreed between the trustees and the people for whom the Marae is reserved.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
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. VENUE: Waihao Marae 26 Māori Road Morven Waimate Kaupapa: • Vote on setting aside the whenua as a Māori reservation
Documents/Landowner-notices/2.-Te-Waipounamu-Puna-o-maru-Hui-Panui-September.pdf (197 kb)
...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 following special sitting will be held At Te Hāwera | At Te Rungana O Ngati Ruanui Marae 74 Princes Street Via Zoom – Meeting ID: 82567737263 Thursday, 2 October 2025 Judge A H C Warren presiding Applications to be heard PĀNUI NO.
...Rihipeti Meto or Rihipeti Te Mete and a succession order made at 252 Rotorua MB 201-202 on 1/12/1999 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20240000013209 45/93 Colin Francis Cameron CJ 2024/90 - Waiohau C Section 4 Papakainga No.1 (Patuheuheu Marae) block - William McCauley also known as Billie Mekore and a vesting order made at 80 Whakatane MB 172 on 7/9/1988, Wiremu Wire also known as Wiremu Mekore Wire or Wiremu Mekore or McCauley or Wiremu Wiri McCauley and a succession...
...Chief Judge AP-20240000001199 45/93 Melodie Ainsley CJ 2024/11 - Te Uta Motutere Tukaki and the succession order made at 20 Tauranga MB 334-335 on 29/8/1958 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20240000001331 45/93 Jane Brown CJ 2024/12 - Maraea Brown also known as Maria Wakelin and the succession order made at 201 Taitokerau MB 143-146 on 12/8/2019 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20240000001343 45/93 Terekia Kingi Tipoki Ko Raua Tunisia Otene Tipoki Whānau Trust, T...
Documents/Panui/April-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (427 kb)
...Meto or Rihipeti Te Mete and a succession order made at 252 Rotorua MB 201-202 on 1/12/1999 - Application to the Chief Judge AP-20240000013209 45/93 Colin Francis Cameron CJ 2024/90 - Waiohau C Section 4 Papakainga No.1 (Patuheuheu Marae) block - William McCauley also known as Billie Mekore and a vesting order made at 80 Whakatane MB 172 on 7/9/1988, Wiremu Wire also known as Wiremu Mekore Wire or Wiremu Mekore or McCauley or Wiremu Wiri McCauley and a succes...
Documents/Panui/March-2025-Notification-of-Applications-in-Office-of-Chief-Registrar.pdf (486 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP11 10:40 AM AP-20250000009414 21/94 Gloria Brandt Aorangi No 1 Sec 3A 3C and Kauwhata Marae – Inquiry into the administration of a Māori Reservation
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP12 2.00 PM AP-20240000001605 240/93 Carol Ogle Awaroa A 3B 2A 1A and Awaroa A3B2C1 Trust (Rakaunui Marae) – Remove Paula McQueen as a trustee mailto:mlcwaikato@justice.govt.nz
Documents/Panui/19.-Waikato-Maniapoto-19-September-2025.pdf (123 kb)
