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The will
Personal representative
When a will has been left, the personal
representative (executor 23) usually applies
to the High Court for probate 24 and then
administers the estate. The personal
representative is responsible for making
sure that all the details in the will are
finalised.
The will
Personal representative
When a will has been left, the personal
representative (executor 23) usually applies
to the High Court for probate 24 and then
administers the estate. The personal
representative is responsible for making
sure that all the details in the will are
finalised.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui:
Whenua: Urenui Lot 4B 1B 1B Part Sub 3 Section 24 Block IV Waitara SD
Date: Sunday, 15 February 2026
Time: 10:00 AM
Venue: Whai Community Centre 17 Princess Street Waitara 4320
Kaupapa:
The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust;
Elect Responsible Trustee(s)
Elect Advisory Trustee(s); and
Determine the terms of trust e.g Te Tumu Paeroa’s standard Ahu Whenua Trust
For further inform...
He aratohu kia mārama ai ki ngā kupu o Te Kooti Whenua Māori
Guide to underatand the words used in the Māori Land Court
Download the resource here:
External link
Māori Land Court Glossary
(PDF 278 kb)
He rauemi reo Māori mō ngā kupu e whakamahia ana i te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal
Download the resource here:
External link
Māori Land Court Kuputak...
Chief Judge Fox was appointed as the Deputy Chief Judge of the Māori Land Court in 2010, and as the Chief Judge of the Court in 2023. On 24 August 2023, her swearing-in ceremony was held at The Pā, University of Waikato.
‘Custom law: address to the New Zealand Society for Legal and Social Philosophy’ in Victoria University of
Wellington Law Review (1994) 24: 325-331, p.328.
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for Māori to have their rights, and their systems of governance, acknowledged alongside the law of the
state as a matter of justice.
Trusts
(Note: The term trusts includes all types of management structure, including Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts,
Māori Incorporations and non-Māori Land Court created structures or organisations but it does not include agencies or agents)
Rohe # Trusts # Blks with
Trusts
# Blks
no Trusts
Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha)
Taitokerau 1,095 1,492 3,918 88,814.9986 (60%) 59,152.3975 (40%)
Waikato Maniapoto 1,304 1,651 2,088 95,558.6...