Discussion on Whānau Trusts
01 Feb 2013 | NewsWe get a small amount of dividend payments each year and a tax return has to be prepared. Our trust order requires the trust to be reviewed every five years by the Māori Land Court.
We get a small amount of dividend payments each year and a tax return has to be prepared. Our trust order requires the trust to be reviewed every five years by the Māori Land Court.
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: AP-20230000023350 A20230005463 98(9)(aa)/93 40/93 Rohario Murray Awarua 2C13C2B and others trust - Application for payment from Mäori Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable fees and expenses for report writer (service provider - Rohario Murray) AP-20230000033522 70(3)/93, 98(9)(c)93 Tane Lawless Lake Taupo Forest Trust – Application for payment from Mäori Land Court Special Aid Fund for a barrister/solicit...
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust); Ownership Only (own...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Other status types As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court: Crown Land Crown Land Reserved for Māori General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust) General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust); Ownership Only (own...
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2014.pdf (572 kb)
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Former Judge Layne Harvey discusses the appointment of trustees to Māori land trusts, the ability, experience, knowledge, and acceptability of the nominees.
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)
The drafters of the Act clearly understood the dynamics of Māori land and Māori land owners. Accordingly, under the Act the engaged owners presently make decisions about their land through the legal structures of trusts and incorporations.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Owner(s) of shares of land held within a trust. Beneficiaries are also called the beneficial owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Trusts (Note: The term trusts includes all types of management structure, including Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations and non-Māori Land Court created structures or organisations but it does not include agencies or agents) Rohe # Trusts # Blks with Trusts # Blks no Trusts Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha) Taitokerau 1,095 1,492 3,918 88,814.9986 (60%) 59,152.3975 (4...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)