Where that land is vested in a trust or an incorporation, such an order will only be made with the consent of the trust or management committee, and may be made for a specified period.
The expertise of Māori Land Court judges is better utilised. Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.
Māori land trusts Māori land trusts are used to manage whenua owned by multiple people.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 2:00 PM AP-20240000005941 239/93 Jodi Porter Replace Papakura Martha Toa and Hone Edwards Thompson with Albert Berend Te Oke Waiapu, Tayna Glen Kelly KareKare, Arron James Patterson Porter and Frank Te Wheki Porter as trustees of the Ruarakai - Tokomanawa Lands Trust SP10 2:00 PM AP-20240000006002 215/93 219/93 220/93 222/93 Jodi Porter Constitute the Ruarakai - Tokomanawa Lands Trust over Omarumutu 3 block and to appo...
Documents/Panui/42.-Special-Waiariki-5-December-2024.pdf (148 kb)
Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (265 kb)
PĀNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 26 A20230002589 29/93, 113/93 Deputy Registrar Marjorie Hazel Clarabel Greenwood - Succession to Toitoi Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) - South Island Landless Natives (SILNA) Block 27 A20220018775 86/93 Deputy Registrar Toitoi (SILNA) Block - Amendment of Court Record at 76 TWP 248-311 regarding the successors of Kataraina (Karo) Ropata 4 28 A20230001588 29/93, 113/93 Deputy...
Documents/Panui/Special-Panui-Te-Waipounamu-April-2023.pdf (209 kb)
In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 10:00 AM AP-20240000002257 239/93 Jacinda Christine Urikore Flavell Whakapoungakau 7E Ahu Whenua Trust - Replace Jacinda Flavell, Keri-anne Tane, Jenny Flavell, Fred Kanara, Raewyn Farrell, Harris Farrell and Paki Taiatini (retirement) and appoint Te Awhina Tairua, Justin Paul, Gina Katene, Rihipa Taiatini, Lyall Mooney, India Fremaux and Zak Flavell as responsible trustees SP3 10:00 AM AP-20240000002259 239/93 Jacinda Christine...
Documents/Panui/15.-Waiariki-Special-7-October-2024.pdf (135 kb)
Rohe Structures Māori Incorporations Ahu Whenua Trusts Māori Reservations Whenua Tōpū Trusts Pūtea Trusts Other Trusts Taitokerau 1,139 14 506 616 1 2 Waikato- Maniapoto 1,272 13 955 291 6 7 Waiariki 2,155 27 1,576 538 7 7 Tairāwhiti 1,402 59 1,049 271 4 19 Tākitimu 534 6 412 110 4 2 Aotea 1,220 21 837 350 11 1 Te Waipounamu 563 6 426 124 2 5 Total 8,285 146 5,761 2,300 35 0 43 Total Aotea Waiariki Waikato-Maniapoto Taitokerau Tairāwhiti Tāk...
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington May 2024 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 13th of March 2024, 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 inquiry or...
