Most Māori freehold land used for agriculture or forestry is managed by incorporations which operate like public companies with shareholders, or by trusts, or under leasing arrangements through the Māori Trustee.
One means of exploring a candidate’s ability to comply with s 222 is to require nominees to submit resumes with their application and for the Court to then pose questions to candidates for appointment that might include their knowledge of accounts and financial reporting, the trust order and general trust law principles, farming, forestry, tourism, geothermal power, property investment, equities and communications.
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 22 A20220011747 217/93, 219/93, 220/93, 235A/93 Julian Francis Rihari Lachlan Rhythm Rihari - Constitute a Kaitiaki Trust and appoint Julian Francis Rihari as trustee 23 A20220013477 113A/93, 118/93 Christine Dawn Hollis Polly David also known as Miria Te Paraiaki David (nee Peachey) - Succession 24 A20210007511 113A/93, 118(6)/93 Lorraine Mona James Agnes Flora Matehaere Piper also known as Agnes Flora Matehaere Fairl...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 8 10:40 AM AP-20260000008322 133/93 David Roy Cooper, Margaret Marahanui Veale, Raymond Rodney Rangiwhetu Walker, Tracy Raniera Toa He panonitanga ki te tūnga taitara o Section 26 Block II Waimate Survey District mai i te whenua atu i te whenua Māori ki te whenua Māori Change the status of Section 26 Block II Waimate Survey District from General land to Māori freehold land 9 10:45 AM AP-20260000003259 289/93 The Proprietors of...
Documents/Panui/October-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (3.1 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 32 2:30 PM AP-20250000004246 18(1)(a)/93 Rawiri Tinirau He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana nō wai te whare ki runga i a Section 1 Rānana & Ngārakauwhakarāra 2 (Aggregated) Decision of the court to determine a claim to a house on Section 1 Rānana & Ngārakauwhakarāra 2 (Aggregated). 33 2:45 PM AP-20240000012131 241/93 Donavan McKay Burling-Claridge He whakamutunga atu i Te Burling- Claridge (nee Ruke) Whānau Trust...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-October-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP64 11:00 AM AP-20250000003560 164/93 Jaqueline Christine Hine Waiariki Transferring shares of Jaqueline Christine Hine Waiariki from Ruatāhuna A by way of gift to Tane Peraniko Cook
Background to the review The Panel’s appointment in June 2012 was preceded by two earlier reports released in 2011: Owner Aspirations Regarding the Utilisation of Māori Land, Te Puni Kokiri (2011), and Māori Agribusiness in New Zealand: A Study of the Māori Freehold Land Resource, Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (2011). The MAF report clearly influenced the scope of the review as it is cited in the Panel’s terms of reference, and both reports are cited in the Panel’s report....
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
NGĀ KAPOREIHANA MĀORI TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 MĀORI INCORPORATIONS TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
NGĀ KAPOREIHANA MĀORI TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 MĀORI INCORPORATIONS TE TURE WHENUA MĀORI ACT 1993 The Māori Land Court (Te Kooti Whenua Māori) is the New Zealand court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
SPECIAL RESOLUTION MATTERS The following matters must be dealt with by special resolution: • whether to include the owners of additional Māori freehold land in the Māori incorporation • whether to amalgamate25 the Māori incorporation with any other Māori incorporation • whether to transfer any Māori freehold land vested in the Māori incorporation • whether to grant a lease, licence or forestry right over any Māori freehold land vested in the Māori incorporation for a term of mo...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
