It’s focused on facilitating the use and administration of the land for the benefit of an iwi or hapū. Under section 210 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, trust assets must be held for Māori community purposes.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pänui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu.
Documents/Panui/0724622-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-September-20221.pdf (541 kb)
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print) ISSN 2463-3763 (Online) www.mäorilandcourt.govt.nz www.mäorilandonline.govt.nz MARCH | POUTÜ-TE-RANGI 2023 The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land Court.
Documents/Panui/0108423-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-March-2023-FINAL1.pdf (714 kb)
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pänui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu.
Documents/Panui/1102422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-December-2022-web4.pdf (729 kb)
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office. Individual districts may mail out separate Pänui where 14 clear days notice is not provided in the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu.
Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP6 10:00 AM AP-20260000002998 58/93 Brian Paki, MereNgaahei Paki An appeal by Brian Paki and Merengaahei Paki pursuant to section 58 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 against the decision of the Māori Land Court made at 291 Waikato Maniapoto MB 101-145 on 29 October 2025 relating to Rangitoto Tuhua 33C3B4B1D2 Māori Reservation (Te Hokingamai Ki Te Nehenehenui Marae (Ōtewā Marae) – Notice of Appeal.
Documents/Panui/4.-SP-6-APPEAL2026-8-Rangitoto-Tuhua-33C3B4B1D2-Maori-Reservation.pdf (116 kb)
NOTICE TO PREFERRED CLASSES OF ALIENEES AS TO RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 147A and 152 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District TAKE NOTICE that the Hochi Land Company Limited has made an application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for confirmation of a sale of Himatangi No. 2B No. 2 block (being 38.177 hectares more or less) located on Himatangi Block Road, Himatangi.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Hiatangi-2B2-notice.pdf (120 kb)
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: COURT DISTRICT: 31 AP-20230000028761 A20220011108 113/93 118/93 Sonny Michael Edwards George Clarence Edwards - Succession Taitokerau Hakihea / DECEMBER 2023 - NATIONAL PÄNUI 21 TE ROHE O TAIRÄWHITI continued Applications for Determination by a Registrar Which are Considered Simple and Uncontested The following applications have been lodged, under sections 113A or 235A of Te Ture Whenua Mäori Act 1993, fo...
Documents/Panui/1105523-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-December-2023-web.pdf (985 kb)
Legislation: Section 19, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Previous evidence: 293 Taitokerau MB 170-171 dated 25 July 2025 290 Taitokerau MB 297 dated 13 June 2025 288 Taitokerau MB 295-296 dated 3 April 2025 306 Taitokerau MB 115-130 dated 4 November 2025 Details of the applicant are as follows: Applicant Address Micheal Philip Greame Yorke 130 Featherston Street, Palmerston North,4410 T Wetere for Deputy Registrar: The above-named matter was set down for a Judic...
Documents/Panui/1.-321-Taitokerau-MB-127-128-dated-17-August-2026.pdf (105 kb)
Nor do they replace statutory requirements relating to notification, evidence, hearings, or judicial determination. Te Kooti Whenua Māori must continue to operate in accordance with Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, which provide the framework for how applications are processed and progressed through the Court. 8.
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