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He tohutohu a te Kaiwhakawā
Direction of the judge
After further consultation, I reschedule the dates as follows:
From Masterton: 11:00 AM, Thursday 5 March 2026
To Masterton: 11:00 AM, Tuesday 17 March 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
Tākitimu District Registry of the court.
D H Stone
Kaiwhakawā
12...
Description
Date
Māori Land Block in New Zealand - National List
30/06/2025
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23/09/2024
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19/05/2023
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08/10/2021
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30/06/2018
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Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti
Succession and Trust application forms
Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 378 kb)
Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 510 kb)
Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF 512 kb)
Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession)
Rule 12.3, Secti...
Under the of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988 , trustees can also be removed if they are no longer capable of carrying out their duties and:
are subject to an order appointing a manager under section 31, or
are a trustee corporation managing the trustee's property under section 32 or 33.
It is simply the case that the whenua continues underneath the
sea38 or rivers and any other waterways.
31 Te Taura Whiri website, accessed 6 November 2018, http://www.tetaurawhiri.govt.nz/maori-language/tikanga-maori/
32 Ibid.
33 Ibid.
34 The Report of Matike Mai Aotearoa – The Independent Working Group on Constitutional Transformation (January
2016) at 41,42
35 Te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi | Waitangi Tribunal Report on the Crown’s Foreshore and Seabed Pol...
A person may be disqualified from becoming a member if they are:
subject to an order appointing a manager under section 31 of the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1998 ; or a trustee corporation managing the persons' property under section 32 or 33 of this Act
an undischarged bankrupt, or
convicted of crimes punishable by imprisonment for a period of six months or more, unless they have served the sentence or have otherwise suffered the penalty.
Include these details in this clause.
10 (k) Insert the names of the landowners of the block. If there is a trust, name
the trustees and the trust.
10 (n) Name the parent block.
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OCCUPATION ORDER
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 328
In the Māori Land Court
of New Zealand
[Rohe] District
IN THE MATTER of [Block name] being all the
land contained in [LINZ
identifier], [Registry]
AT a sitting of the Court...
Land that can be included in a
Māori incorporation
A Māori incorporation can include one or
more blocks of Māori freehold land, so long
as at least one of the blocks has more than
two owners.
Land that can be included in a
Māori incorporation
A Māori incorporation can include one or
more blocks of Māori freehold land, so long
as at least one of the blocks has more than
two owners.
