Within te ao Māori, rangatiratanga can embody the authority of a rangatira (a Chief) but importantly also that of the people, being the whānau (family), hapū (sub-tribe) and iwi (tribe).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Examples of the Court vesting a block in a ‘tribe by name’ are very difficult to find.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
For example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required, and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust We have started working with Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust, formed by Ngāi Takoto, Te Apōuri, and Te Rarawa, on developing a joint action plan.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenua trust, a whānau trust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiaki trust, or an incorporation - key governance skills and capabilities are required.
Unless exemptions apply, they are treated in the same way as Māori land interests. Whānau trusts A whānau trust can be set up at the time of succession.
Unless exemptions apply, they are treated in the same way as Māori land interests. Whānau trusts A whānau trust can be set up at the time of succession.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
I a tātou e whakaaro nei ki ngā kāinga o te iwi Māori, mārakerake ana te kitea, kāhore e tawhiti ana ō tātou whakaaro i te whenua, i a Papatūānuku, ka mutu, i ā tātou mahi ki te tau- tiaki i a ia.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Bringing people together meant some of the gaps in the succession research could be filled by whānau knowledge, and errors corrected. A large hui was held in December 2023 in Motueka and in May 2024, Judge Reeves conducted a site visit followed by a judicial conference at the Collingwood Area School.
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.
