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On this page Applying for succession Succession application types Succession and whāngai Succession with no living descendants Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land. The accurate documentation of succession to land is critical and enables landowners to work together to make decisions about its use for the benefit of all landowner...

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Ngā Karere News 1 September 2025 | Ngā karere He uiuinga whānui mā ngā kaiwhakamahi o Pātaka Whenua 2025 Pātaka Whenua (our online portal) – Court User Survey We want to hear about your experiences engaging with the court and your views on the service we have provided. 28 August 2025 | Ngā karere Ngā ara ture hou mā ngā kaipupuri whenua Māori i raro i te ture hou New legal pathways for Māori landowners under the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 New legislation allow...

Ā tōna wā, ka whakarato te kooti i ngā kaitakawaenga ehara nō te ture kei a rātou ngā pūkenga tika hei whakatau i ngā wenewene mō te whenua Māori. Te hātepe takawaenga 1. Tono mō te whakatau wenewene Ka āhei koe ki te tono mō te whakatau wenewene mō tētahi take e pā ana ki te whenua Māori mēnā e whakaae ana ngā tāngata katoa kei roto i te raruraru ki te whakamahi i tēnei ratonga.

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TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 6 2:00 PM AP-20240000010185 231/93 Whetu Marama Kaka He arotakenga i a Motatau 2 Section 21A Reservation (Miria Marae) – Review of Motatau 2 Section 21A Reservation (Miria Marae) SP 7 2:00 PM AP-20230000033888 239/93 338(7)/93 Ripeka Reihana Turnbull Motatau 2 Section 21A Māori Reservation (Miria Marae) - Replace Hineamaru Ropati, Rachel Marie Henare, Lilian Margaret Tipene, Venessa Kate Cher...

Documents/Panui/15.-Special-Taitokerau-5-November-2024.pdf (143 kb)

Section 131 of the Trusts Act 2019 (formerly section 73 of the Trustee Act 1956).

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)

Currently Housing New Zealand provides financing along similar lines through the kāinga whenua scheme. However, section 338(12) is a barrier to that form of financing on papakāinga reservations.

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TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 9:45 AM AP-20230000020425 231/93 James Joseph Wallace Heath Arowhenua 881 Section 6B Ahu Whenua Trust - Review of trust SP2 9:45 AM AP-20230000020426 239/93 240/93 James Joseph Wallace Heath Arowhenua 881 Section 6B Ahu Whenua Trust - Reduce the trustees by removing Mavis Smith, Thomas Heath & Dardanelle Smith Te Waipounamu PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/30.-Special-Te-Waipounamu-20-February-2025.pdf (141 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP32 2:40 PM AP-20240000010702 164/93 Peter Donald Lawrence He whakawhitinga hea o Sheryl Wikaire rāua ko Peter Lawrence mai i te poraka whenua o Maketu A Section 59 hei hoko atu ki a David Lawrence Transferring shares of Sheryl Wikaire and Peter Lawrence from Maketu A Section 59 by way of sale to David Lawrence Waiariki PĀNUI

Documents/Panui/40.-Special-Waiariki-6-November-2024.pdf (142 kb)

TIME APPLICATION NO. SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP32 10:00 AM AP-20240000007153 19/93 Pimara Brent Ngawhika Pukehina M Section 1B No.3, Hoani Ngawhika Ahu Whenua Trust – Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondents: Jacob Nepia and the Trustees of the Hoani Ngawhika Ahu Whenua Trust) SP33 10:00 AM AP-20240000007157 238/93 Pimara Brent Ngawhika Pu...

Documents/Panui/31.-Special-Waiariki-24-October-2024.pdf (140 kb)