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You can find "Total area of the block in hectares", "Total interests (shares) of the block", and Owners interests (shares) in the block" in Pātaka Whenua.

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Secondly, their refinements to this structure, after many meetings, has created a model which better represents the grassroots “ownership” of the block. 1) The standard structure is the same: The ahu whenua trustees are the legal “owners” of the block in dealings with third parties and must ensure compliance with the district plan, payment of local body rates etc and are responsible for the block’s services, access etc.

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Where the urupā is not to consist of the whole block of land, the plan needs to show the siting of the urupā as accurately as possible on the block.

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Te Tumu Paeroa’s Standard Ahu Whenua Trust Deed. The block contains 40.3674 hectares and is situated on Wataroa Road East of SH 45, 500m north of Pungarehu township.

Documents/Landowner-notices/2.-Aotea-Notice-to-owners.pdf (246 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 62 AP-20250000016393 86/93 Deputy Registrar He whakahounga ki tētahi moka i te pūranga o te kooti Amend a record of the court to correct an error at 523 Aotea MB 269- 284 dated 3 November 2025 regarding an application for judicial conference for Section 4 Block I Town of Pipiriki 63 AP-20250000012529 98/93 Deputy Registrar He utunga mai i te Tahua Āwhina Motuhake a te kooti Payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund to Hayden...

Documents/Panui/April-2026-National-Panui-MLC.pdf (2.7 mb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 62 AP-20250000016393 86/93 Deputy Registrar He whakahounga ki tētahi moka i te pūranga o te kooti Amend a record of the court to correct an error at 523 Aotea MB 269- 284 dated 3 November 2025 regarding an application for judicial conference for Section 4 Block I Town of Pipiriki 63 AP-20250000012529 98/93 Deputy Registrar He utunga mai i te Tahua Āwhina Motuhake a te kooti Payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund to Hayden...

Documents/Panui/National-Panui-April-2026.pdf (2.7 mb)

Under s 23 of the 1865 Act the Court could vest blocks of land in tribes, but only if the block was larger than 5,000 acres.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)

The benefits of an ahu whenua trust include: a greater opportunity to use the land trustees can be appointed to administer and manage the block owners can participate in meetings and decisions about the direction of the trust the trust becomes the single point of contact for the block, and the trust is a legal entity and trustees can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.

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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20240000013209 45/93, Rule 6.9/2011 Phyllis Rangiaho, and Colin Francis Cameron CJ 2024/90 - Waiohau C Section 4 Papakainga No.1 (Patuheuheu Marae) block - William McCauley also known as Billie Mekore and a vesting order made at 80 Whakatane MB 172 on 7/9/1988, Wiremu Wire also known as Wiremu Mekore Wire or Wiremu Mekore or McCauley or Wiremu Wiri McCauley and a succession order made at 88 Whakatane MB 2...

Documents/Panui/1-v2.-DCJ-Hearing-10-March-2026-Panui.pdf (152 kb)

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20240000013209 45/93, Rule 6.9/2011 Phyllis Rangiaho, and Colin Francis Cameron CJ 2024/90 - Waiohau C Section 4 Papakainga No.1 (Patuheuheu Marae) block - William McCauley also known as Billie Mekore and a vesting order made at 80 Whakatane MB 172 on 7/9/1988, Wiremu Wire also known as Wiremu Mekore Wire or Wiremu Mekore or McCauley or Wiremu Wiri McCauley and a succession order made at 88 Whakatane MB 2...

Documents/Panui/1.-DCJ-Hearing-10-March-2026-Panui.pdf (152 kb)