The process for constituting an ahu whenua or whenua tōpū trust is similar. Both trust types are land management trusts involving one or more Māori freehold land blocks (and in some cases, general land owned by Māori).
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
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.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 12:00 PM AP-20250000011696 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Reu Reu 1 Section 33B2 Ahu Whenua Trust Add Shirmain Reid and Te Riu Reweti as advisory trustees of the Reu Reu 1 Section 33B2 Ahu Whenua Trust SP32 12:05 PM AP-20250000010158 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Reu Reu 2G4 Ahu Whenua Trust Add Hanah Kapua as a responsible trustee of the Reu...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 12:00 PM AP-20250000011696 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Reu Reu 1 Section 33B2 Ahu Whenua Trust Add Shirmain Reid and Te Riu Reweti as advisory trustees of the Reu Reu 1 Section 33B2 Ahu Whenua Trust SP32 12:05 PM AP-20250000010158 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Reu Reu 2G4 Ahu Whenua Trust Add Hanah Kapua as a responsible trustee of th...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP21 12:00 PM AP-20250000011696 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Reu Reu 1 Section 33B2 Ahu Whenua Trust Add Shirmain Reid and Te Riu Reweti as advisory trustees of the Reu Reu 1 Section 33B2 Ahu Whenua Trust SP32 12:05 PM AP-20250000010158 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Reu Reu 2G4 Ahu Whenua Trust Add Hanah Kapua as a responsible trustee of th...
How do owners of whenua Māori approve a mortgage? Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3.
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...
The Māori Land Court ("Court") has constituted a whānau trust for the purposes set out in this Trust Order (“Order”).
There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
