Discussion on leases and licenses over Māori Reservation land
01 Apr 2012 | NewsSome marae are lucky enough to be supported, at least in part, by ahu whenua land trusts which may make donations, in money or in kind, to keep the marae running.
Some marae are lucky enough to be supported, at least in part, by ahu whenua land trusts which may make donations, in money or in kind, to keep the marae running.
We note the current lease term expired on 25 July 2022; The Establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust; Elect Responsible Trustee(s) e.g.
Further work still needs to be done. Not all of the trustees of the ahu whenua trusts have been contacted and further work is needed in that respect.
Since the Act’s inception over 1500 ahu whenua trusts have been created (and only a few terminated).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
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
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block) Date: Sunday, 15 February 2026 Time: 2:00 PM Venue: Whai Community Centre 17 Princess Street Waitara 4320 Kaupapa: Future Utilisation of Land 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’...
Trustees may act by majority pursuant to section 227 of the Act. 1.11 Each Trustee must use reasonable endeavours to: (a) provide each ahu whenua trust or Māori incorporation in which the Trust holds interests with current contact details for the Trust; and (b) procure that any dividends or other benefits to which the Trust is entitled from each ahu whenua trust or Māori incorporation in which the Trust holds interests are paid to the Trust...
The primary purpose of both meetings will be to discuss: • The Mouri Tūroa project and opportunities available for owners of the above blocks; • Options to enable Mouri Tūroa to complete the proposed work, including but not restricted to: o A limited powers Ahu Whenua Trust over some or all of the above clusters of blocks, and election of trustee(s); o The appointment of an agent to represent the owners of some or all of the above clusters of blocks; o A full powers...
Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)
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What are the duties of a trustee? The Act sets out two kinds of trustee duty.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)