Discussion on Whānau Trusts
01 Feb 2013 | NewsWe get a small amount of dividend payments each year and a tax return has to be prepared. Our trust order requires the trust to be reviewed every five years by the Māori Land Court.
We get a small amount of dividend payments each year and a tax return has to be prepared. Our trust order requires the trust to be reviewed every five years by the Māori Land Court.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
From 1 July 2025, the Māori Land Court fees will increase by 3.65%. The details are set out below.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 11:10 AM AP-20250000004182 239/93 Maria Ripo Kahui He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Ripo Tautahi Whānau Trust Replace Joe Ahie and Robin Irving with Joanne Ahie-Taylor and Rayleen Moana Anderson (Skinner) as responsible trustees of the Ripo Tautahi Whānau Trust SP22 11:15 AM AP-20250000010925 239/93 Kimberley Anne Wallace He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Waitetoko Point Trust Replace Metiria Rameka...
Former Judge Layne Harvey discusses the appointment of trustees to Māori land trusts, the ability, experience, knowledge, and acceptability of the nominees.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 11:10 AM AP-20250000004182 239/93 Maria Ripo Kahui He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Ripo Tautahi Whānau Trust Replace Joe Ahie and Robin Irving with Joanne Ahie-Taylor and Rayleen Moana Anderson (Skinner) as responsible trustees of the Ripo Tautahi Whānau Trust SP22 11:15 AM AP-20250000010925 239/93 Kimberley Anne Wallace He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Waitetoko Point Trust Replace Metiria Rame...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 11:10 AM AP-20250000004182 239/93 Maria Ripo Kahui He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Ripo Tautahi Whānau Trust Replace Joe Ahie and Robin Irving with Joanne Ahie-Taylor and Rayleen Moana Anderson (Skinner) as responsible trustees of the Ripo Tautahi Whānau Trust SP22 11:15 AM AP-20250000010925 239/93 Kimberley Anne Wallace He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Waitetoko Point Trust Replace Metiria Rame...
Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3. Where the title to the land is vested in a Māori land trust (e.g. an Ahu Whenua Trust or a Whānau Trust) the trustees can approve a mortgage against the land subject to any restrictions in the trust order (ss 147 and 150A of the Act)
The drafters of the Act clearly understood the dynamics of Māori land and Māori land owners. Accordingly, under the Act the engaged owners presently make decisions about their land through the legal structures of trusts and incorporations.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP51 10:20 AM AP-20250000015882 239/93 The Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Ngatituhekerangi 16B2B Trust Add Carl Owen as advisory trustee of the Ngatituhekerangi 16B2B Trust SP52 10:25 AM AP-20250000015852 239/93 The Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Omuturangi 7A Ahu Whenua Trust Add Stephen John Hughes as an advisory trustee of the Omuturangi 7A Ahu Whenua Trust...