MLC succession english
‘Māori Land Trusts’ includes a section on whānau trusts.
Search results for "FIND TRUST FOR LAND"
MLC succession english
‘Māori Land Trusts’ includes a section on whānau trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
MLC 150 years of the Maori Land Court
In his classic book Māori Land Tenure (1977) Sir Hugh Kawharu wrote that the system of Māori land tenure created by the Native Lands Act of 1865 was an ‘engine of destruction for any tribe’s tenure of land, anywhere’ (p 15).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Ngā tohutohu hei rapu i te pūkete kōti i Pātaka Whenua
Guidance to search the court record in Pātaka Whenua
This will show you: who the trustees are and when they were appointed when the land trust was formed any historical activities of the trust the trust order or deed.
Fast-Track Trustee Appointment and Replacement Process
16 Jul 2026 | NewsThe Aotea Māori Land Court has been trialling a Fast-Track Process for appointing and replacing trustees of Māori land trusts.
4. Aotea Notice of hui
Determine the terms of trust The block contains 109.3435 hectares and is situated on Makakahi Road, Ruatiti, Ruapehu District meeting of the owners of the land will be held as follows: PLACE: Waimarino Baptist Church (The Centre),14-16 Seddon Street, Raetihi 4632 DATE: Saturday 7 March 2026 TIME: 10am Please find below the Zoom link for the upcoming meeting.
Documents/Landowner-notices/4.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (64 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)
Tauatanga
Succession
External link Succession (factsheet) (PDF 362 kb) Te whakatū i tētahi tarahiti, kaporeihana whenua rānei Set up a trust or incorporation Find out how to set up a whānau trust.
MOJ0217.5E OCT21 Title Improvement
Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing the status of the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Te uru ki te pūkete puka
Access the physical record
Information about whenua is generally held by the district office that is located closest to that land block. You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (name...