The MLC operates under the provisions of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (‘the Act’). Trustees1 are bound by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act and the Trusts Act 2019.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP28 10:10 AM AP-20260000000207 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Pukekohatu 7B Ahu Whenua Trust Review of the Pukekohatu 7B Ahu Whenua trust SP29 10:10 AM AP-20260000000266 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Kaitangata 12E Trust Review of the Kaitangata 12E Trust SP30 10:10 AM AP-20260000000269 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Parihaka 22B Trust Review of the Parihaka 22B Trust SP31 10:10 AM AP-202600000002...
Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
Step 1 In your web browser, visit the Māori Land Court website www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz and click the green tab in the top right area labelled“Pātaka Whenua – our online portal”. Accessing Pātaka Whenua Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 16 December 2024 Submitting an application https://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ https://www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/ māorilandcourt.govt.nz 2 Step 1 Guest users...
How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP8 10:00 AM AP-20250000004625 231/93 Awhina Bush Deborah Bush He arotakenga i te Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust Review of the Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust SP9 10:00 AM AP-20250000006314 240/93 Linda Leander Parnell He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust Removal of Awhina Derna Natalie Bush and Deborah Bush as responsible trustees of the Maungatautari 5A1C3B A...
Documents/Panui/15.-Waikato-Maniapoto-18-March-2026.pdf (126 kb)
SP 3 10:30 AM AP-20260000001962 240/93 Taukiri Dudley- Petersen, Bella Samuels- Brumby, Flo- Ellen Samuels He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Te Konoti B4A3B2B Ahu Whenua Trust – Reduce the responsible trustee of Te Konoti B4A3B2B Ahu Whenua Trust by removing Rose Dudley
Horahia e Matariki ki te whenua, te māramatanga mo te motu e tohu ana i te tau hou.
The most common governance entity is the ahu whenua trust, of which there are now over 5,500 in existence.
Any owner or interested person may use this form to apply to the Court to call or direct the Registrar to call a meeting of assembled owners for any Māori Freehold land or General Land owned by Māori to consider 1 or more resolutions for those matters set out in section 172 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (attached as a schedule to this form) Office use: Application: ACCEPTED / REFUSED Dated: ..............................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-32-Application-to-call-meeting.pdf (182 kb)
(Respondents: The trustees of Wiremu Kairau Ahu Whenua Trust) SP 5 2:00PM AP-20230000028972 A20230004072 231/93 Edith Brady Wiremu Kairau Ahu Whenua Trust – Review of trust SP 6 2:00PM AP-20240000001489 244/93 John-Henry Smith Wiremu Kairau Ahu Whenua Trust - Mimitu Ruarei 4B 2H 4B 2J and 4B 2K Block – Variation of trust SP 7 2:00PM AP-20240000001844 239/93 John-Henry Smith Mimitu Ruarei 4B2H, 4B2J, 4B2K Māori Reservation Trust – Reduce the number...
Documents/Panui/30.-Taitokerau-Special-2-July-2024.pdf (148 kb)
