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It can be difficult to contact the other owners of your whenua, but you must try to find and contact them to discuss your plans. Permission from trustees or Māori incorporation Māori land is often managed by a trust or incorporation on behalf of the owners or shareholders.

Located in:  Māori land Use your land

An obligation binding the trustee(s) to deal with property over which they have control (the trust property) for the benefit of the beneficiaries.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)

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-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)

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)

Income collected by a Māori land trust or incorporation is subject to income tax laws.

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If you’re not sure which application form to complete, you can find more information about different types of applications in our Whenua section.

Located in:  Our application process Apply to the court

When you submit an application, you’ll need to include information about the trust and trustees. The Court will review: day-to-day management of the trust financial management of the trust documentation of the trust, and the terms of the trust.

Located in:  Māori land Manage your land

Trustee duties Ngā mōhiotanga Acquaintance As a trustee you need to know: what is being administered by the trust (any land or other assets of the trust) the terms of trust (your powers and responsibilities under the trust order) all the issues affecting the trust.

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Tōku Whenua Reports Te Puni Kōkiri provide Tōku Whenua reports, which can help you find out what's possible for your whenua.  Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.

Located in:  The court record

I attach the new Practice Note for your records and advise that you may also find a copy on the new Māori Land Court website.

Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)