The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners and their whānau and hapū.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
This also means the land can’t be gifted or sold outside of the existing owners. The benefits of a hapū partition are: no consent is needed under the Resource Management Act 1991 , and there’s no requirement for land contributions for roads, reserves, or public use or access.
The members of the trust or 'trustees' are appointed to make decisions that protect the whenua and benefit all landowners, also known as 'beneficiaries' of the trust.
• Not to exercise power for own benefit A trustee must not exercise a power for their own direct or indirect benefit
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
I/we believe that a partition will benefit this block of land because: ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... ................................................................................................................
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (302 kb)
Combined partition an owner or a group of owners may benefit by combining their interests, held in two neighbouring blocks, into one block.
Combined partition an owner or a group of owners may benefit by combining their interests, held in two neighbouring blocks, into one block.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Only 17% of Māori knew how to speak te reo, only 5% of our children in schools could speak te reo, and furthermore, there were people of that time who declared there was no benefit in teaching te reo and no benefit in the continued survival of te reo Māori.
COMBINED PARTITION An owner or group of owners may benefit by combining their interests, held in two neighbouring blocks, into one block.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Te utu i ngā tāngata tika Pay the right people You must ensure that the funds received for the trust are applied for the benefit of the shareholders or beneficiaries of that trust.
