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Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to
manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee and can be filed with
the Registrar in any office of the Court;
(ii) Please ensure that all information required on the
form is completed;
(iii) Please read the notes at the end of...
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.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i) This form must be accompanied with the
appropriate application fee and can should be
filed with the Registrar in the District in which
some or all of the land is located;
(ii) Please ensure that all information required on the
form is complete...
See the back page of this factsheet for the address
or go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/contact-us
Application fees
To find out how much your application will cost, talk to a staff
member at an MLC office or go online to maorilandcourt.
govt.nz/apply/fees-and-forms
Simple and uncontested applications
Succession and trust applications that are uncomplicated
and unopposed can be decided by a registrar without a
court hearing (unless you request to be heard by a judge).
MLC application forms can be obtained from our offices, offsite
clinics or from our website, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/
apply/fees-and-forms
To find out more about how to set up a trust, go online to
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and-
incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation
Types of trustees
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act recognises three types of trustees.
The Māori Land Court is conducting an
inquiry to establish the successors to SILNA lands pursuant to Section 29, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 in accordance
with an application filled by the Minister of Māori Affairs, currently under application A20180009373.
HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
This form must be filed at the office of the Court at
Christchurch;
Please ensure that all information required on t...
The charter may include the following:
• the name of the marae
• a general description of the marae reservation
• a list of iwi15, hapū or whānau who are the beneficiaries of
the marae reservation
• the process for nominating and selecting marae trustees
• how trustees are accountable to the beneficiaries
• the process to resolve any conflict between trustees and
beneficiaries
• a recognition of the committees associated with the marae
• the appointment of one or more committees...
The Court gives the Trustees control of the Trust Property so that the Trustees can deal
with the Trust Property, for the benefit of the Beneficiaries. How the Trustees may hold
and deal with the Trust Property is subject to the terms of this Trust.
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APPLICATION TO DETERMINE SUCCESSORS FOR
SOUTH ISLAND LANDLESS NATIVES (SILNA) LANDS
Toitoi SILNA Block (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District)
The Ngāi Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998, Section 455(1);
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Sections 29 and 113; and
The Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement, Clause 15.6.2
For more information, email mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz
Rule 4.2, 4.5, 10.9(2)
HOW TO...
The charter may include the following:
• the name of the marae
• a general description of the marae
reservation
• a list of iwi 16, hapū, or whānau who
are the beneficiaries of the marae
reservation
• the process for nominating and selecting
marae trustees
• how trustees are accountable to the
beneficiaries
• the process to resolve any conflict
between trustees and beneficiaries
• a recognition of the committees
associated with the marae
• the appointment of one or more
c...
