For further information, please contact the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, quoting the
appropriate application number at:
Physical address: Postal address:
L7, Fujitsu Tower, 141 The Terrace DX Box SX11203
WELLINGTON WELLINGTON
Phone: 04 914 3102
Fax: 04 914 3100
Email: mlc.chief-registrars.office@justice.govt.nz
STEVEN DODD
Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court and Māori Appellate Court
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APPLICATION NO:
DATE FILED:
SECT...
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI - INFORMATION SEMINARS
Venue: 1 Trading Place, Henderson
Tuesday 9 June 2026 | Tuesday 14 July 2026
❖ Succession and Whānau Trusts
10.00 AM
❖ Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
1.00 PM
Tuesday 23 June 2026 | Tuesday 28 July 2026
❖ Ahu Whenua Trust Set Up and Trust Applications
10.00 AM
❖ Pātaka Whenua: Searching the Record
1.00 PM
The objectives of these seminars are to -
1.
Growing knowledge to maintain a
quality service
Throughout the year, we successfully recruited to
several administrative roles, focusing on induction
and training to improve capability across the team.
Alongside that, 90% of urgent applications were regis-
tered within seven working days of receipt. This success
has been made possible through:
S the efforts of a dedicated team
S deployment of additional resources
S system enhancements streamlining processes.
Notice
3.16 Notice of Annual General Meetings and Special General Meetings (collectively called 'general meetings') will
be a minimum of 21 days.
3.17 The notice will state the date, place and time when the general meeting will occur, and will outline the agenda.
Trustee reports to the Court
3.9 If required by the Court, a Trustee must file in the Court a written report and be available
to the Court for questioning on any matter relating to the administration of the Trust or to
Trustee performance.
4. MEETINGS
General meetings
4.1 The Trustees must call a general meeting of the Beneficiaries:
(a) Within 12 months of the date of establishment of the Trust; and
(b) After that, at least once every [INSERT NUMBER] years.
4.2...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as easements,
bird...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as easements,
bird...
