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Māori Trustee (Te Tumu Paeroa); Elect Advisory Trustee(s); and Determine the terms of trust e.g. Te Tumu Paeroa’s Standard Ahu Whenua Trust Deed.

Located in:  Hui and court hearings Landowner notices

Not all of the trustees of the ahu whenua trusts have been contacted and further work is needed in that respect.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

An obvious corollary to that proposition is, subject to the available resources and infrastructure of the trust to cater for such procedures. For example, one ahu whenua trust has over 8,000 beneficial owners for an area of land less than 200 hectares with income of less than $10,000.00 per annum.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

The primary purpose of both meetings will be to discuss: • The Mouri Tūroa project and opportunities available for owners of the above blocks; • Options to enable Mouri Tūroa to complete the proposed work, including but not restricted to: o A limited powers Ahu Whenua Trust over some or all of the above clusters of blocks, and election of trustee(s); o The appointment of an agent to represent the owners of some or all of the above clusters of blocks; o A full powers...

Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)

Some marae are lucky enough to be supported, at least in part, by ahu whenua land trusts which may make donations, in money or in kind, to keep the marae running.

Located in:  Who we are Our judges Judges' corner articles

SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP8 10:00 AM AP-20250000004625 231/93 Awhina Bush Deborah Bush He arotakenga i te Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust Review of the Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust SP9 10:00 AM AP-20250000006314 240/93 Linda Leander Parnell He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Maungatautari 5A1C3B Ahu Whenua Trust Removal of Awhina Derna Natalie Bush and Deborah Bush as responsibl...

Documents/Panui/15.-Waikato-Maniapoto-18-March-2026.pdf (126 kb)

Since the Act’s inception over 1500 ahu whenua trusts have been created (and only a few terminated).

Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)

SP 3 10:30 AM AP-20260000001962 240/93 Taukiri Dudley- Petersen, Bella Samuels- Brumby, Flo- Ellen Samuels He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Te Konoti B4A3B2B Ahu Whenua Trust – Reduce the responsible trustee of Te Konoti B4A3B2B Ahu Whenua Trust by removing Rose Dudley

Documents/Panui/2.-Taitokerau-20-March-2026.pdf (124 kb)

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)

Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)