Whenua tōpū trusts, again a land management trust, which provide for iwi or hapū based trusts designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land on behalf of a wider class of owner, normally a whānau, hapū or iwi grouping.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 2 12.00AM AP-20250000004697 AP-20250000004708 AP-20250000006309 AP-20250000004711 43/93 231/93 238/93 241/93 Raiha Allen Leo Watson (Counsel) Opoutama Māori Reserve Sections 51 and 52 – Rehearing of application A20180004480 Opoutama Māori Reserve Sections 51 and 52 – Constitute an ahu whenua trust and appoint Willie Smith, Gina Hansen, Nellicia Hammond and Stuart Smith as trustees He Arotakenga i te Hapi Smith Ahu W...
Documents/Panui/15.-Special-Tairawhiti-7-August-2025.pdf (132 kb)
For example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required, and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
Many urupā are traditional burial grounds, and are the places where whānau and hapū members expect to be buried when their time comes.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00 AM AP-20240000005892 239/93 June Lambeth Hamilton Whānau Trust - Replace May Mariner and appoint Erin Quinlan, Leonie Hall, Deborah Mcleod, Renee Mariner-Solomon, Graham McIlroy, Simon Bennett and Jemma Johnston as responsible trustees SP2 10:15 AM AP-20240000007500 239/93 Nigel Galbraith Takaumu Henrietta Galbraith Whānau Trust - Replace Robert Leslie Galbraith and appoint Nigel Craig Galbraith as responsible...
Hold a whānau hui Call a hui with the owners of the block(s) to be included in the trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP13 11:30 AM AP-20250000015871 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Rua o Te Moko 1B Trust Replace Gary James Ngatai and Zack Sullivan with Belinda Kimiora Katene as advisory trustee of Rua o Te Moko 1B Ahu Whenua Trust SP14 11:35 AM AP-20260000002550 239/93 Patricia Watson He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Rangipuawahia Whānau Trust Reduce the responsible trustees of the Rangipuawa...
(k) Landowner(s): [insert the names of the owners of the Parent Block or the name of the existing management structure (in the case of a trust, name the current trustees, followed by “as trustees of the [name of trust]”)] (l) Maximum Occupants: [Twelve (12)] people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
He has acted for Māori landowners, trusts, incorporations, post-settlement governance entities, whānau, hapū and Iwi.
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)
