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)
This will show you: who the trustees are and when they were appointed when the land trust was formed any historical activities of the trust the trust order or deed.
More information For more information about Māori Land Trusts please write to, phone, fax, email, or visit a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-applications-english.pdf (327 kb)
Māori Purposes Act 1991 The Māori Purposes Act 1991 has limited powers extended to the Court in relation to the Wi Pere Trust. Māori Fisheries Act 2004 The Māori Fisheries Act 2004 enables a Judge of the Māori Land Court to give advice about or determine disputes regarding entitlements.
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)
Owner(s) of shares of land held within a trust. Beneficiaries are also called the beneficial owners. 10.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 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)
The people entitled to act as witness to the signing are set out in the application form • the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14 that manages the land • the value of the shares or interests takes into account the value of all buildings, fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other assets or funds relating to the land • the value of the shares and interests takes into account the relationships or special circumstances of the parties • the purchase money, if any, has been...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The people entitled to act as witness to the signing are set out in the application form • the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14 that manages the land • the value of the shares or interests takes into account the value of all buildings, fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other assets or funds relating to the land • the value of the shares and interests takes into account the relationships or special circumstances of the parties • the purchase money, if any, has been...
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The people entitled to act as witness to the signing are set out in the application form • the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14 that manages the land • the value of the shares or interests takes into account the value of all buildings, fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other assets or funds relating to the land • the value of the shares and interests takes into account the relationships or special circumstances of the parties • the purchase money, if any, has been...
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
