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)
https://www.m%C4%81orilandcourt.govt.nz/ Page 2 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 01 The Māori Land Court of New Zealand (Please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which some or all of the lands or the subject matter of the application is located) Please select one District Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu SUBJECT OF APPLICATION - BLOCK / DECEASED / OTHER MATTER: (Please state name and
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)
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.
Please select one district Taitokerau Waikato-Maniapoto Waiariki Tairāwhiti Tākitimu Aotea Te Waipounamu SUBJECT OF APPLICATION [Name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, person, or other matter in respect of which the application is made] ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ DETA...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-4A-Application-for-Mediation.pdf (534 kb)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all interested parties of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Puna-O-Maru Section 96 DATE: Saturday 27 September 2025 TIME: 12:30 pm.
Documents/Landowner-notices/2.-Te-Waipounamu-Puna-o-maru-Hui-Panui-September.pdf (197 kb)
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)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Puketapu 3B 6B 2A Date: Saturday, 14 March 2026 Time: 11:00 AM Venue: River Life Church, 83 Turangi Town Centre, Tūrangi 3334 Kaupapa: The establishment of an Ahu Whenua Trust For further information please contact Aotea Māori Land Court on 06 3490770 or mlcaotea@justice.govt.nz View the notice here.
In July 2026, the Māori Land Court released an updated list of successors identified in relation to the Hāwea/Wānaka Substitute SILNA Block. The substitute block is being provided through the Ngāi Tahu Treaty Settlement.
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: WHENUA: Tokerau A7, A8 and A9 (Combined) Section A DATE: Friday, 7 August 2026 TIME: 9:30 AM VENUE: Māori Land Court 1143 Haupapa Street Rotorua ZOOM ID: 851 0825 3828 PASSCODE: 024235 KAUPAPA: Occupation order for Tasheenachantel Pia Constitution of an Ahu Whenua Trust For further information please contact michael.savage@justice.govt.nz Vie...
