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.
The Māori Land Court ("Court") has constituted a whānau trust for the purposes set out in this Trust Order (“Order”).
For more information, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations Māori trustee The Māori trustee administers many Māori land blocks and distributes money to the owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
ORDER DECLARING TRUSTS This is the Court order created by the Māori Land Court that sets out all the terms of a trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
In contrast new ahu whenua trusts for the management of Māori freehold land are regularly set up through the Māori Land Court.
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
1 Māori Land Update – Ngā Āhuatanga o te whenua June 2015 | Pipiri 2015 This update is issued by the Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court | Te Kooti Whenua Māori as part of the ongoing efforts to help inform and assist owners, organisations and government agencies about the characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)