The concept was not lost, however, on the Ministry of Māori Development who, following a workshop hui at Rawhiti on 02 March 1992, included whānau trusts in the Māori Affairs Bill which passed into law on 09 March 1993 as Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, with effect from 01 July 1993.
Where the trustees of another trust are collectively a beneficial owner of the trust (eg a whānau trust) then only one of them may vote on behalf of the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai Special Sittings At Whāngarei Māori Land Court, Level 2, 16 Rathbone Street, Whangarei 0110 Tuesday 1 October 2024 Judge T K T A R Williams Presiding PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/28.-Taitokerau-Special-1-October-2024.pdf (138 kb)
Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (110 kb)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Tauranga Ministry of Justice, District Court, McLean House 26 McLean Street, Tauranga Thursday 21 November 2024 Judge T M Wara Presiding PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/17.-Special-Waikato-Maniapoto-21-November-2024.pdf (153 kb)
A failure to do so can amount to a breach of trust.
Whilst you can act by majority, you all share equally in any decisions made by the trust, good or bad. Te mahi me te kore whai hua ki a koe Act without personal profit You can’t benefit personally from being a trustee.
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 1,095 1,492 3,918 88,814.9986 (60%) 59,152.3975 (40%)...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 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 1,095 1,492 3,918 88,814.9986 (60%) 59,152.3975 (40%)...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)
Hei te 1 o Hūrae 2025, ka piki ake ngā utu a Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te 3.65%.
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
