Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including:
Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order
Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners
Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trust and the whenua to advisory trustees and owners
Identify and undertake work to protect and enhance the wh...
He aratohu hei āwhina i a koe kia mārama ai ki ngā tohutoro ongā pukapuka meneti
Guide to help understand minute book references
Understanding the references can help you find what you are looking for and understand what you are reading.
Local Government (Rating) Act 2002
The Local Government Act 2002 has power to grant and discharge charging orders over Māori land for payment of outstanding rates. Ngā kupu ture
Legal terms
Read about the legal terms used in the Māori Land Court.
MARINE PARADE, BOX 100, WAIROA. 7/12/35
Tairāwhiti 42953 Proprietors of Tawapata South 300 Childers Road, Gisborne 7/21/67
Te Waipounamu 69640 Proprietors of Te Rauone Incorporation PERPETUAL TRUST, P O BOX 3845, WELLINGTON 8/7/73
Tairāwhiti 42965 Proprietors of Te Whakaari 300 Childers Road, Gisborne 12/9/70
Te Waipounamu 39047 Proprietors of the Rowallan Alton Incorporation SECRETARY D.
Hirini Moko Mead in his book Tikanga Māori 59 outlines a distinction between
tikanga and kawa and notes that while tikanga can include mātauranga Māori (the knowledge base and
ideas associated with tikanga), and the protocols associated with the correct practice of a tikanga, that
57 McCully Matiu and Margaret Mutu Te Whānau Moana, Ngā Kaupapa me ngā Tikanga: Customs and Protocols (Reed,
Auckland, 2003), p167
58 McCully Matiu and Margaret Mutu Te Whānau M...
Over the years, Piri has worked in service of her people in Whanganui including Awa FM, Te Oranganui Iwi Health Authority, Te Puna Matauranga o Whanganui and the Whanganui River Māori Trust Board.
She has extensive expertise in facilitation and dispute resolution involving Ahu Whenua Trusts, Māori Incorporations, WhānauTrusts, and Beneficial Owners of Māori Land across Aotearoa.
At the end of the day we wanted our children bought up in New Zealand with access to whānau, friends and a kiwi lifestyle. When we came back from Singapore in 2006, my husband said “it’s your turn”.
1 Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Māori Agribusiness in New Zealand: A study of the Māori Freehold Land Resource, March 2011; and Te Puni Kokiri, Kongā Tūmanako ongā Tāngata Whai Whenua Māori – Owner Aspirations Regarding the Utilisation of Māori Land, April 2011.
Disputes can delay whānau connecting to and using whenua. Whānau who agree to enter mediation to resolve disputes can do so out of court, pay no filing fee and can practice the tikanga of your whānau and hapū in that mediation.
