Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (121 kb)
Records may be separated by type of trust, and in some cases the records of particular types of trusts may be on the personal/personalty files.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
The enclosed terms of trust are an example of a COMPREHENSIVE trust order which you may use for your Ahu Whenua or Whenua Tōpū trust.
It was a reciprocation of both positive and negative deeds from one person to another. Utu was a means of seeking, maintaining and restoring harmony and balance in Māori society and relationships.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust We have started working with Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust, formed by Ngāi Takoto, Te Apōuri, and Te Rarawa, on developing a joint action plan.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
Its 183 kaimahi are spread across seven District Offices and two Information Offices across the motu. They deliver a comprehensive range of services promot- ing the retention, use, and development of Māori land as a taonga tuku iho by Māori landowners, their whanau and hapu, and their descendants.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
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 263 kb) Form 21: Succession (grant of administration) Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117 (PDF 370 kb) Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration) Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118 (PDF 371 kb) Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession) Rule 12.3, Section 214 &#...
Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenua trust, a whānau trust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiaki trust, or an incorporation - key governance skills and capabilities are required.
Trustees may be held personally liable, jointly and severally, for any losses a trust may sustain and for other breaches of trust.
Its 183 kaimahi are spread across seven District Offices and two Information Offices across the motu. They deliver a comprehensive range of services promoting the retention, use of, and development of Māori land as a taonga tuku iho by Māori landowners, their whanau and hapu, and their descendants.
Documents/Articles/Te-Kooti-Whenua-Maori-Purongo-a-tau-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
