MLC 2014 Jun Judges Corner Ambler J
Since the Act’s inception over 1500 ahu whenua trusts have been created (and only a few terminated).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Since the Act’s inception over 1500 ahu whenua trusts have been created (and only a few terminated).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Trustees may act by majority pursuant to section 227 of the Act. 1.11 Each Trustee must use reasonable endeavours to: (a) provide each ahu whenua trust or Māori incorporation in which the Trust holds interests with current contact details for the Trust; and (b) procure that any dividends or other benefits to which the Trust is entitled from each ahu whenua trust or Māori incorporation in which the Trust holds inter...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington February 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 7th of December 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington January 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 9th of November 2022, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington December 2022 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 12th of October 2022, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or...
Norma Hetaraka, Hirini Tau, Dale Van Engelen and Norma Rameka Te Runanga-A -Iwi-O-Ngapuhi - application referred to the Court pursuant to sections 26C and 237 of Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 to determine a dispute concerning the interpretation and intent of clause 4.7(b)(i) of Te Runanga-A-Iwi O- Ngapuhi Trust Deed (the Trust Deed) and whether the decision making process was consistent with clauses 26-30 of the Trust Deed.
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington October 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 9th of August 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet to be determined or set down for inquiry or re...
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)
Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)
Trusts (Note: The term trusts includes all types of management structure, including Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations and non-Māori Land Court created structures or organisations but it does not include agencies or agents) Rohe # Trusts # Blks with Trusts # Blks no Trusts Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha) Taitokerau 1,088 1,459 3,940 88,704.9389 (60%)...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)