Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (246 kb)
If those entitled do wish to vest the deceased’s interests into a whānau trust please complete and attach application form 23.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
The project is reaching out to those Māori lands which do not have a trust or other management structure to administer their lands.
Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)
External link Succession (factsheet) (PDF 355 kb) Te whakatū i tētahi tarahiti, kaporeihana whenua rānei Set up a trust or incorporation Find out how to set up a whānau trust.
Confirmation 9.1 This charter was brought into effect at an Annual General Meeting of [NAME OF MARAE] Marae held on [DATE} upon a majority vote of the trustees and beneficiaries in attendance.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.
Is the land vested in a Trust or Body Corporate; or subject to Part II of the Māori Affairs Restructuring Act 1989 (development)?
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (322 kb)
The court record holds information about current and historic ownership of Māori land, including block and trust information, minutes, and orders.
The establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust 5. Elect Responsible Trustees 6. Determine the terms of trust The block contains 13.7846 hectares and is situated on 464 Taikatu Road, Otakeho.
Documents/Landowner-notices/2.-Aotea-Notice-of-hui.pdf (249 kb)
The location information for the office of the incorporation is held in accordance with section 279(2)(d) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
