Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land. • Kaitiaki trust A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is a minor5 or has a disability6 and is unable to manage their own affairs.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
A composite title is issued to each house owner, comprising: (a) the freehold share of the lessee in the whole block and (b) the leasehold interest of the lessee in the individual site.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
The benefits of an ahu whenua trust include: a greater opportunity to use the land trustees can be appointed to administer and manage the block owners can participate in meetings and decisions about the direction of the trust the trust becomes the single point of contact for the block, and the trust is a legal entity and trustees can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
In some cases there are hundreds of owners for one block or title 1. When an owner dies, it is important to transfer his or her interests to whoever is entitled to receive those interests.
In some cases there are hundreds of owners for one block or title 1. When an owner dies, it is important to transfer his or her interests to whoever is entitled to receive those interests.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
The Act recognises that blocks of Māori land are generally owned by people connected to each other and to the land through kin groups, such as iwi7 and hapū8.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 1 11:30 AM AP-20240000013538 134/93 138/93 309/93 Christine Reumann Lot 1 DP 19064 block - Vesting block in the trustees of Kaiwaitau 1 Ahu Whenua Trust TAIRĀWHITI PĀNUI
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP2 11:15 AM AP-20250000004872 18(1)(a)/93 Tohi Mason Whānau Trust He whakataunga a te kooti mō tētahi kerēme e whakatauhia ana nō wai te whare ki runga i a Section 18 Block VIII Gore Survey District Decision of the court to determine a claim to a house on Section 18 Block VIII Gore Survey District Te Waipounamu PĀNUI
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: TRUST: Tawera 897 Sec 2 Ahu Whenua Trust DATE: Friday 8 November 2024 TIME: 9:30am VENUE: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch AGENDA: Election of nominated trustees only Please register your interest by 2 November 2024 by email to mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz or phone 03 962 4900 Notice of Hui Section 2 MR 897 Ta...
Documents/Panui/1.-Notice-Te-Waipounamu-8-November-2024.pdf (196 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP 8 11:00 AM AP-20230000021994 238/93 Manu Sharon Te Whata Akura Lands Trust - Review of trust and enforcement of obligations SP 9 11:30 AM AP-20230000021995 289/93 South Wairarapa District Council Part Papawai 13 Block (CT WN72/9) - Partition into Papawai 13A and 13B blocks - Judicial Conference SP 10 12:30 PM AP-20230000021627 37/93 131/93 Dr Bryan Gilling (Morrison Kent) Whareama Sec 767, 770, 771 - Determination of status an...
