WHAKAPAPA A person’s genealogy, or family tree, linking that person to a particular family and/or ancestor. WHĀNAU Family. Whānau is a wider concept than just immediate family of parents and siblings – it links people of one family to a common tipuna or ancestor.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
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.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Whānau trusts are related to interests in land, and allow individuals or groups to bring together their individual interests in different Māori and General Land blocks for the benefit of a defined class of beneficiary, normally the descendants of the people vesting their shares in trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
(g) Grant the right to occupy in relation to any part or parts of the Trust Land by granting a licence to occupy or lease, or by consenting to the Court granting an occupation order to one or more of the Beneficial Owners, their descendants or (where the Beneficial Owner is deceased) their successors, provided that: (i) the Trustees must consult with the Beneficial Owners before setting the policy concerning the terms of occupation of the land, especially when the terms are more favo...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:45 AM AP-20240000006156 239/93 Deborah Michelle Kerr He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō te Mei Porangi Thwaites whānau trust Reduce the trustees of Mei Porangi Thwaites whānau trust by removing Deborah Michelle Johnson, Natasha Margaret Murphy and Nicola Diane Keys
Documents/Panui/7.-Waikato-Maniapoto-27-May-2026.pdf (117 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:45 AM AP-20240000006156 239/93 Deborah Michelle Kerr He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō te Mei Porangi Thwaites whānau trust Reduce the trustees of Mei Porangi Thwaites whānau trust by removing Deborah Michelle Johnson, Natasha Margaret Murphy and Nicola Diane Keys
Documents/Panui/7-v2.-Waikato-Maniapoto-27-May-2026.pdf (117 kb)
The charter may include the following: • the name of the marae • a general description of the marae reservation • a list of iwi 16, hapū, or whānau who are the beneficiaries of the marae reservation • the process for nominating and selecting marae trustees • how trustees are accountable to the beneficiaries • the process to resolve any conflict between trustees and beneficiaries • a recognition of the committees associated with the marae • the appointment of one or more c...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 3 11:15 AM AP-20230000029846 239/93 Nicola Diane Keys Mei Porangi Thwaites Whānau Trust - Reduce the number of trustees due to the resignation of Paul James Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/5.-Waikato-Maniapoto-26-March-2025.pdf (138 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 11:30am AP-20230000025920 231/93 Denis Wayne Ruka Te Mamaeroa Tu Hirama Whānau Trust – Review of trust WAIKATO MANIAPOTO PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/SMay2-AP-2023-25920-Te-Mamaeroa-Tu-Hirama-Whanau-Trust-Review-of-trust.pdf (114 kb)
