To find out more about how to set up a trust, visit
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and-
incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation/
Types of trustees
The Act recognises 3 types of trustee.
RESPONSIBLE TRUSTEES
Responsible trustees are responsible for:
• carrying out the terms of the trust order
• administering and managing the business of the trust
• preserving the assets of the trust
• collecting and distributing the trust’s income.
Me āta whakaaro mēnā
he tangata e aro atu ana ki ētahi atu kaupapa
kāhore hoki e whai ana i ngā ritenga o tēnei
kaupapa (tirohia ngā mahi o te trust: te
whārangi 3).
Te maha o ngā tiaki whenua
Ko te maha o ngā tiaki whenua ka
whakatūria, me whai i te tikanga.
Me āta pānui te hui me ana pūtake.
3 Kōrero ki ngā kairīhi, mēnā he kairīhi.
Me rapu rawa he whakaaetanga ā-tuhi
mō tō tono mai i ngā kairīhi.
4 Kōrero ki ngā kairangahau wāwāhi.
Of those, 14 spent a significant part of their young life living on Māori freehold land. Now only 3 live on Māori freehold land.
Income from Māori freehold land is no longer significant as a regular source of income to Māori families.
He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule the dates as follows:
From Taupō: 10:100am, Wednesday 19 August 2026
To Taupō: 10:00am, Thursday 6 August 2026
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(b) Māori Land Court Rules 2011 and a copy
is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita Matua, and the Kairēhita of the
Waiariki District Registry of the court.
C T Coxhead
Kaiwhakawā Matua...
This direction is issued pursuant to rule 3.8(1)(c) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to
cancel the above court and a copy is to be sent to the Kaiwhakawā Matua, the Kairēhita
Matua, the Kairēhita of the Te Waipounamu District Registry of the court.
The matter was heard in the Aotea Māori Land Court, by Judge A H C Warren and Dr Ruakere Hond, in Whanganui on 1 and 2 September 2022 in both languages and with the aid of a te reo Māori interpreter.
Hei whakakapi i tēnei tauākitanga, ka mutu awau me ngā kupu o te waiata o Te Kooti Whenua Māori: Whakatutukihia ngā herenga, whītikitikiria ki te ture, kei konei ngā tūmanako, kei konei ngā wawata, ka tau te mauri o te Tipuna Whare, ka tau te Aio o te iwi e. Dr C L Fox CHIEF JUDGE
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above blocks about the following hui:
WHENUA: Karikarirau, Huruaute, Te Kaha No 31, Te Koau 1 and Te Koau 2 blocks
TRUST: Te Koau Lands Trust
DATE: 30 May 2026
TIME: 9:30 AM registration 10:00 AM start
VENUE: Te Kaha Beach Hotel
3 Hotel Road
Te Kaha
ZOOM: Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828
Passcode: 024235
Kaupapa:
• Elect new (5) trustees
• Consider proposal for an occupation order
Any questio...
