Whenua tōpū trusts, again a land management trust, which provide for iwi or hapū based trusts designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land on behalf of a wider class of owner, normally a whānau, hapū or iwi grouping.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
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.
A review must be lodged within 20 working days after the determination or order is made or, at the satisfaction of a Judge, within a longer period.
Documents/Panui/0305124-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-April-2024.pdf (1.7 mb)
Is there a difficulty with that duty of trust? Should members of the incorporation’s committee of management expressly assume that duty of trust?
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Given the varied circumstances in which special aid may be granted, we do not consider that an inflexible rule, or set of criteria, should be applied. Rather, a grant of special aid is a relevant factor to be taken into account on a case-by-case basis.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
Transferring shares Transferring shares as a sale or a gift You can only transfer Māori land shares by a sale or a gift with a vesting order, unless the Māori Land Court agrees to confirm a memorandum of transfer.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Transferring shares Transferring shares as a sale or a gift You can only transfer Māori land shares by a sale or a gift with a vesting order, unless the Māori Land Court agrees to confirm a memorandum of transfer.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
Transferring shares Transferring shares as a sale or a gift You can only transfer Māori land shares by a sale or a gift with a vesting order, unless the Māori Land Court agrees to confirm a memorandum of transfer.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 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)
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