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.
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Notification of applications that remain
outstanding in the office of the Chief
Registrar, Wellington
April 2026
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief
Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 11th of February 2026, are hereby
notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being
outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inqui...
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used in the Māori Land Court and
the Waitangi Tribunal
Ngā Kupu Māori mō te
Kooti Whenua Māori me
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acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato
acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro
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Adherence
You must act lawfully and for a:
Māori land trust, you must act in accordance with the powers and responsibilities of the trust order
Māori Incorporation, you must act in accordance with the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994
MāoriReservation, you must act in accordance with the MāoriReservation Regulations 1994
Tōkeketanga
Impartiality
You must be impartial in your approach and treat all beneficiaries...
VOTING
Only the responsible trustees can vote at a trustee meeting.
If the trust is a Māorireservation, and a vote on an issue
is evenly split, the chairperson has the deciding vote in
accordance with Regulation 17(h) of the MāoriReservations
Regulations 1994.
Letters and
Jounrlas, 1841-1854, MS 2053-2054, Nelson Provincial Museum, p 222.
9 Helen Murdoch, “Māori Mull Land Options” Nelson Mail, 19 July 2012.
10 When Te Tau Ihu Māori agreed to the settlement of Nelson, it was subject to two important
conditions, one of which was that one-tenth of all land used for the Nelson settlement would
be reserved in perpetuity for the benefit of the families of the customary landowners and their
descendants.
Any final terms of trust are subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court in accordance
with sections 214 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
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The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Puna-O-Maru Section 96
Date: Saturday 27 September 2025
Time: 12:30 PM
Venue: Waihoa Marae 26 Māori Road Morven Waimate
Kaupapa:
Vote on setting aside the whenua as a Māorireservation
Vote on who the class of beneficiaries will be
Election of trustees
Discuss access to the urupā
Any questions please contact mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz ...