Freehold titles are often divided by partition order. The land retains the status of Māori land. The status of the land will continue to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing the status of the land. 3.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
If the trustees acquire further land or other assets for the purposes of the trust, that land becomes trust land, and the other assets become trust property.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template.pdf (398 kb)
tick as appropriate The land is not subject to any Trust The alienation is not in breach of any Trust to which the land is subject The alienee is a member of the preferred class of alienee being: Child(ren) or remoter issue of the alienor; or Whanaunga who are associated in accordance with tikanga Māori with the land; or Another owner in the land who is a member of the hapū associated with the land; or A trustee of any of the above three classes of perso...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-25-Confirmation-alienation.pdf (188 kb)
This model for the utilisation of multiply-owned Māori land had its origins in Taitokerau in 1989 where, under s 438 of the Māori Affairs Act 1953, a block was vested in a trust with exclusive use areas identified in a schedule to the trust order for whānau shareholding groups.
Alienation involves an alienee (the person who purchases or receives the interest in the land), and an alienor (the person who sells or parts with the interest in the land). 2 Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori Land Court has determined by freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the land and determined the beneficial owners to that land).
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Alienation involves an alienee (the person who purchases or receives the interest in the land), and an alienor (the person who sells or parts with the interest in the land). 2 Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori Land Court has determined by freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the land and determined the beneficial owners to that land).
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
Alienation involves an alienee (the person who purchases or receives the interest in the land), and an alienor (the person who sells or parts with the interest in the land). 2 Land whose beneficial ownership the Māori Land Court has determined by freehold order (that is, the Court has created a title for the land and determined the beneficial owners to that land).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
A long-term pattern of poor returns from activities, such as farms that run at a loss. The land is not being well managed. Management is not providing shareholders with accurate and timely reports, e.g.
Shareholders and beneficiaries may access records or any other information about the trust and you must be able to provide information upon request.
Permission from trustees or Māori incorporation Māori land is often managed by a trust or incorporation on behalf of the owners or shareholders.
