It is also called a trust order. A trust order sets out the general purpose of the trust and well as the responsibilities, rights, obligations, and limitations of the trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
For example, for an application for succession, you’ll need a death certificate, any grant of administration (grant of probate2 or letters of administration3) or the original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if a whānau trust is required, and consents of the proposed trustees.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 kb)
In recognition of the principles of the Act that land is taonga tuku iho, of special significance, and to promote the retention of the land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū, the Judges usually require that an owner wishing to gift or sell an interest first consult with their children and whānau.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
In recognition of the principles of the Act that land is taonga tuku iho, of special significance, and to promote the retention of the land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū, the Judges usually require that an owner wishing to gift or sell an interest first consult with their children and whānau.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
In recognition of the principles of the Act that land is taonga tuku iho, of special significance, and to promote the retention of the land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū, the Judges usually require that an owner wishing to gift or sell an interest first consult with their children and whānau.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
That invitation is not made by an order of the Court but by the hope for parties to move forward and strengthen the relationships and kinship ties of the whānau involved. This judgment is a significant milestone in the Māori Land Court and for Māori landowners.
Support was given for the formation of a whānau trust. An application to constitute a whānau trust was filed in 2004 and eventually heard in February of 2005.
(k) Landowner(s): [insert the names of the owners of the Parent Block or the name of the existing management structure (in the case of a trust, name the current trustees, followed by “as trustees of the [name of trust]”)] (l) Maximum Occupants: [Twelve (12)] people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
The respective whānau trusts are coordinated through an ahu whenua trust for the management of the whole block and in dealings with third parties such as the Rotorua District Council.
Owner(s) of shares of land held within a trust. Beneficiaries are also called the beneficial owners. 10.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
