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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 10:00 AM AP-20260000001062 58/93 Brian Te Ranui Mahara and Phillip Tehau Mahara Appeal 2026/2 – Pakau Trust and the removal of Phillip Tehau Mahara and Brian Te Ranui Mahara as trustees made at 288 Waikato Maniapoto MB 112-143 on 27 November 2025 – Notice of Appeal (Respondents: Respondents: Rangitiaho Rau and Deidre Tupaea) SP 5 10:00 AM AP-20260000004039 58/93 Gary Stock Appeal 2026/11 - Pakau Trust and Review of Tr...

Documents/Panui/1.-SP-1-Appeal-2026-2-Mahara-v-Rau-Appeal-2026-11-Stock-v-Rau-Opuatia-9C-2B-2-updated-31.03.26.pdf (117 kb)

It outlines the legislative history, relevance to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, new urupā, beneficiary class and underlying ownership and advantages.

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APPLICATIONS Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)

Ā mātou ture Our rules and legislation Read about the rules and legislation that the Māori Land Court operates under.  Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Read Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Located in:  Māori land

The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above blocks about the following hui: WHENUA: Karikarirau, Huruaute, Te Kaha No 31, Te Koau 1 and Te Koau 2 blocks TRUST: Te Koau Lands Trust DATE: 30 May 2026 TIME: 9:30 AM registration 10:00 AM start VENUE: Te Kaha Beach Hotel 3 Hotel Road Te Kaha ZOOM: Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828 Passcode: 024235 Kaupapa: • Elect new (5) trustees • Consider proposal for an occupation order...

Documents/Landowner-notices/Te-Koau-Lands-Trust-Notice.pdf (308 kb)

SP20 2:00 PM AP-20250000009051 239/93 Marina Millicent Ford He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Arapaoa 1 Māori Reservation Trust - Replace Rachael Gejdye, Kareia Manukau, Waru Ashby and Donella Waipouri with Marina Ford, Angelikee Daniels, Anthony Thompson, Jerry Daniels and Gabriel Wilson as responsible trustee of the Arapaoa 1 Māori Reservation Trust

Documents/Panui/47.-Taitokerau-3-June-2026.pdf (124 kb)

Some trusts and incorporations also provide financial assistance through grants and scholarships.

Located in:  Our application process Receive the outcome

A licence to occupy gives you permission to build on or occupy whenua. However, the title of ownership remains with the trust or management body and the licence can’t be passed on by succession.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

Just before I wind up, I want to make a few brief comments about the Court and the Tribunal. For Te Kooti Whenua Māori this is a time of uncertainty. We await confirmation of the details and programme for the Government’s review of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act, and so now is not the time for comment from the judiciary.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

Rapu mā te hanganga whakahaere Search by management structure You can search for a trust or administration body that manages whenua you have an interest in.

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