An obligation binding the trustee(s) to deal with property over which they have control (the trust property) for the benefit of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
However, any person included in the trust must consent to their interests being included in the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
The minimum number of trustees for a reservation is two people (unless the trustee is a body corporate 7, such as a Māori trust board or a Māori incorporation). A trustee does not have to be an owner in the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 29 10:35 AM AP-20250000008676 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Umutahi 4B Replace Ronald Puata with Bronwyn Koroheke and Jayson Herewini as advisory trustee of the Umutahi 4B Trust 30 10:35 AM AP-20250000008677 231/93 244/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Umutahi 4B Trust Review of the Umutahi 4B Trust 31 10:45 AM AP-20240000014063 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Karaka B2B2B Ahu Wh...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-November-2025.pdf (2.5 mb)
However, the trustees must have the power to grant licences to occupy in their trust order. The trust order may also limit who may apply and impose any conditions.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
When you submit an application, you’ll need to include information about the trust and trustees. The Court will review: day-to-day management of the trust financial management of the trust documentation of the trust, and the terms of the trust.
Trustee duties Ngā mōhiotanga Acquaintance As a trustee you need to know: what is being administered by the trust (any land or other assets of the trust) the terms of trust (your powers and responsibilities under the trust order) all the issues affecting the trust.
Trustees of pūtea trusts don’t have the power to vote. Voting for pūtea trusts is carried out by the owners who contributed shares to the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 67 1:00 PM AP-20260000002248 239/93 Deputy Registrar He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Tokaanu Township No.21 Trust Replace Adrian David Williams with Turoa Karatea as responsible trustee of the Tokaanu Township No.21 Trust Applications for Succession, Whānau Trust or Kaitiaki Trust to be heard in other Court Districts The following applications affecting land in this district will be heard under rule 5...
Documents/Panui/May-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (2.8 mb)
He has acted for Māori landowners, trusts, incorporations, post-settlement governance entities, whānau, hapū and Iwi.
