Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Before 6 February 2021 A beneficiary of a whānau trust is not able to apply for an occupation order to use trust land for housing purposes.
Before 6 February 2021 A beneficiary of a whānau trust is not able to apply for an occupation order to use trust land for housing purposes.
The land interests would then go directly back to those beneficiaries of the estate who contributed shares to the whānau trust. ‘Māori Land Trusts’ includes a section on whānau trusts.
The land interests would then go directly back to those beneficiaries of the estate who contributed shares to the whānau trust. ‘Māori Land Trusts’ includes a section on whānau trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
With shares held by individuals becoming increasingly fractionated but shares held in whānau trusts being relatively stable, I foresee a time when these whānau trusts will be major shareholders in trusts and incorporations.
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz FORM 23 Rule 12.3 TICK THE APPROPRIATE CHECKBOX: The beneficiaries entitled to succeed have agreed to constitute a Whānau Trust and vest the interests of the deceased into the proposed trustees.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)
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Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Please include as much information as possible in your enquiry. Names of whānau, trusts, and whenua and related documents make it easier for us to complete research and provide a quality response.
The enclosed terms of trust are an example of a COMPREHENSIVE trust order which you may use for your whānau trust.
Office of the 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 Via Zoom Meeting ID: 873 0317 3648 I Wednesday, 19 June 2024 Chief Judge C L Fox Presiding PĀNUI NO.
Documents/Panui/16.-Te-Whakamaene-Chief-Judge-Specials-19-June-2024.pdf (141 kb)
Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3. Where the title to the land is vested in a Māori land trust (e.g. an Ahu Whenua Trust or a Whānau Trust) the trustees can approve a mortgage against the land subject to any restrictions in the trust order (ss 147 and 150A of the Act)