Discussion on Whānau Trusts
01 Feb 2013 | NewsAn IRD number had to be obtained. We get a small amount of dividend payments each year and a tax return has to be prepared.
An IRD number had to be obtained. We get a small amount of dividend payments each year and a tax return has to be prepared.
The idea was that an individual or a whānau could consolidate their shares across a large area and in a large number of blocks with many owners, down into a particular piece of land that they would call their own.
Herenga ā Nuku has a small team in Wellington and a network of regional field advisors.
Historically, most succession applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge. Now, if your succession application is assessed to be ‘simple and uncontested’, then it can be decided by a Māori Land Court registrar without a court sitting (unless you request to be heard by a judge in a court sitting).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Simple-and-uncontested-succession-applications-web-version.pdf (183 kb)
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How-do-I-user-guides/Submitting-an-application-v1-6.pdf (2.2 mb)
Me pēhea te tikiake i tētahi List of Current Owners Report How to download a List of Current Owners Report Here is a guide to help you download a List of Current Owners Report in Pātaka Whenua.
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Grounds for application: I am a party to a contract or arrangement relating to the proposed transfer; or I am the transferor/donor of the land or interest; or I am a trustee for a person entitled to the land or interest 3.
Disputes can delay whānau connecting to and using whenua. Parties in a dispute can work with a mediator and include tikanga as a way to resolve the dispute outside of the courtroom.
Te haere ā-tinana ki te kōtitanga Attending a court hearing in person Read our guidance for attending a court hearing in person.