Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Before 6 February 2021 A beneficiary of a whānau trust is not able to apply for an occupation order to use trust land for housing purposes.
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MOJ0217.1E OCT21 Maori Land Trusts
• Whānau trust This is a whānau-oriented trust. It allows the whānau to bring together their Māori land interests for the benefit of the whānau and their descendants
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
MOJ0217.3E OCT21 Transferring Maori Land Shares
Share registers The Māori incorporation is required to establish a share register, an official record of the shareholders.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
MLC 2023 Glossary of terms
CORPUS The land of the Māori incorporation or trust at the time it is established, plus any land acquired later that is declared by the Court to form the main part of the incorporation or trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Factsheet for landowners Trustee Act
The changes affect all trusts, including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court (such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing trusts established before the law came into force.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
MOJ0217.7E SEP21 Succession Factsheet
Since 1 July 1993, shares in a Māori incorporation are deemed to be interests in Māori land and unless there’s an exemption, they’re treated the same as Māori land interests. Whānau trusts A whānau trust can be set up at the time of succession.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
Discussion on Urupā Reservations (Māori burial grounds)
01 Mar 2014 | NewsMany urupā are traditional burial grounds, and are the places where whānau and hapū members expect to be buried when their time comes.
MLC Form 22 Application for succession2
If those entitled do wish to vest the deceased’s interests into a whānau trust please complete and attach application form 23.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)
Speech to the Federation of Māori Authorities National Conference
10 Dec 2014 | NewsThis was during the run up to the hand back of Hong Kong to the People’s Republic of China, and our job was to establish and administer trust structures to receive the assets of wealthy Chinese prior to their migration to either Canada or Australia.
05 08 2025 Marae Charter Template
Records 4.10 The trustees will maintain and secure all records and property of value (including taonga). 4.11 The trustees will establish and maintain an up to date register of beneficiaries. 5.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)