Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land. • Kaitiaki trust A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is a minor or has a disability and is unable to manage his or her affairs.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
When the High Court confirms the appointment of an executor to administer the will of a deceased person, the authority for that person to act is given in a grant of probate. 3. When the High Court appoints a person to administer the estate of a deceased person (generally where there is no will or if the will does not name an executor), the Court’s authority for that person to act is given in a grant of letters of administration. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SUBSTITUTE SILNA LAND WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 23 MAY 2025 The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wānaka Survey District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
Documents/SILNA/Working-List-of-Potential-Owners-Hawea-Wanaka-SILNA-as-at-25-May-2025.pdf (1.1 mb)
Select from the displayed list the block you want OR 1.3 In the “Block ID” field, start typing the block ID 1.4 Then, click on the “Search” button.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Download-List-of-Current-Owners-Report-v1.pdf (650 kb)
HĀWEA/WĀNAKA SILNA WORKING LIST OF POTENTIAL OWNERS AS AT 9 SEPTEMBER 2021 The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute Land (Section 2 of 5 Block XIV Lower Wanaka Survey District) under Section 15 of the Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
Original Grantees of the Toitoi SILNA Block Note: Abode refers to the place of residence for the individual.
Documents/SILNA/Original-Grantees-of-the-Toitoi-SILNA-Block-word.pdf (118 kb)
The benefits of an ahu whenua trust include: a greater opportunity to use the land trustees can be appointed to administer and manage the block owners can participate in meetings and decisions about the direction of the trust the trust becomes the single point of contact for the block, and the trust is a legal entity and trustees can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
The establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust; 3. Elect Māori Trustee as Responsible Trustee(s) 4.
Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (64 kb)
Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti Succession and Trust application forms Form 20: Certificate by administrator Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113 (PDF 378 kb) Form 21: Succession (grant of administration) Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117 (PDF 510 kb) Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration) Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118 (PDF 512 kb) Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession) Rule 12.3,
Any final terms of trust are subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court in accordance with sections 214 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 5.
