Working with others as part of a mediation process Describe your experience in working with others as part of a mediation process.
Documents/Articles/MLC-DRS-expression-of-interest-application-form.pdf (2 mb)
If the trust being created is a Māori reservation, there is no need for a trust order.
Provision was made for that in the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which allowed for whenua tōpu trusts. These were to be created where land of iwi and hapū could be held collectively without individual shareholding within that kin group.
The changes affect all trusts, including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court (such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānau trusts) and existing trusts established before the law came into force.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
There have, of course, been numerous ahu whenua trust orders with composite whānau trust-administered areas created since Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 gave statutory recognition to shareholdings within blocks according to discrete whakapapa groups.
The Māori Land Court moved to a new database, Pātaka Whenua, in late May 2023 replacing the Māori Land Information System (MLIS).
Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the descendants of a given person or tupuna (the beneficiaries) If you are creating a Whānau Trust as part of a succession application please complete form 23.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (159 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 49 10:55 AM AP-20250000001859 164/93 158/93 Leanne Maree Snooks He whakawhitinga hea o Leanne Marie Snooks mai i te poraka whenua o Kairau 2E3B hei koha ki a Hamiora Mohio Rangatira Jurnee Laupama Transferring shares of Leanne Marie Snooks from Kairau 2E3B by way of gift to Hamiora Mohio Rangatira Jurnee Laupama 50 11:00 AM AP-20240000014066 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Araukuku 8A2 & 8B Ahu Whenua trust Review...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-October-2025.pdf (2.8 mb)
1 māorilandcourt.co.nz A whānau trust combines some or all the Māori land interests of an owner or owners into a single trust, to be held on behalf of their whānau.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
To support you through the application process, four plain-language application guides have been developed: How to apply for succession How to apply for Partition of Māori freehold land How to constitute a whānau trust How to constitute an ahu whenua trust or whenua tōpū trust These new guides are designed to help you identify the right application to make, understand where to begin, and prepare all the information needed before applying.
