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.
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.
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.
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...
Review an application pathway and requirements
3. Demonstrate the Court’s online resources
Support information
• Application Forms
• MLC Factsheets
Presenter:
Maria Graham
Waikato, Ngā Puhi, Ngāti Kauwhata
Pae Manawa
Te Kooti Whenua Māori | Māori Land Court
Tāmaki Makaurau
Registration is required as space is limited.
You can advertise in local media close to where the whenua is located, on iwi radio, on social media, and through any other means you wish to. Step 3: Hold a hui
At the hui, present your proposal in detail and encourage in-depth kōrero and robust discussion, making sure everyone feels heard.
Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Māori Land Court
Te wāhi: Rotorua
Te hunga kooti i reira:
Present
T M Wara, Te Kaiwhakawā
D Witoko, Te Karaka o te Kooti
A C Wikiriwhi, Te Kairēhita
Te rangi: 21 Mei 2026
Te nama o te tono:
Application number
AP-20240000014114
Te kaupapa: He whakarerekētanga ki ngā rā nohoanga i te rohe o
Waiariki
Rescheduling of Waiariki court sitting date
Te ture: Te ture o Ngā Ture o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2011:
3.8(1)(b)
Ngā kōrerorero:...
