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.
The Māori Land court will only make a partition order when it is satisfied that the partition is necessary for the effective operation, development and utilisation of the land, or that it effects a gift from the donor to a member of his or her whānau. The following points need to be considered: • access – the area to be partitioned should not restrict access to the rest of the land • the lie of the land – the area to be partitioned should not take the entire flat or most use...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
The Māori Land court will only make a partition order when it is satisfied that the partition is necessary for the effective operation, development and utilisation of the land, or that it effects a gift from the donor to a member of his or her whānau. The following points need to be considered: • access – the area to be partitioned should not restrict access to the rest of the land • the lie of the land – the area to be partitioned should not take the entire flat or most use...
The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora
If any of these topics are relevant to the plan you and your whānau have to achieve wellbeing through whenua, you may want to make contact with them.
The new mediation provisions give the Court and Māori land owners a grand opportunity to define how we will resolve differences for the benefit of whānau, hapū and iwi. Mā te huruhuru ka rere te manu, (with feathers the bird will fly) Mauri ora
If any of these topics are relevant to the plan you and your whānau have to achieve wellbeing through whenua, you may want to make contact with them.
Ki tōku whanaunga nō Te Whānau-a-Apanui. E ngā Taitamawāhine o te Tai Rāwhiti.
Use this form to add, reduce, replace or (in exceptional circumstances) remove trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust, Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (123 kb)
Rapu mā te kaipupuri whenua Search by landowner You can search for whenua that you have an interest in to learn more about the whakapapa of the whenua and the whānau. You can find information on: the current list of landowners of the block when a person became a landowner, who they inherited whenua interests from and the type of land ownership they have the previous landowners and line of succession, or whakapapa of the whenua.
