You can search to find trusts, incorporations, Māori reservations as well as other types, and will be able to find information on: • the overview of the organisation’s management structure, • members of the management structure, • ownership details, • contact details for the administrator (if available).
How-do-I-user-guides/Search-for-a-management-structure-v1-5.pdf (2 mb)
(k) Landowner(s): [insert the names of the owners of the Parent Block or the name of the existing management structure (in the case of a trust, name the current trustees, followed by “as trustees of the [name of trust]”)] (l) Maximum Occupants: [Twelve (12)] people.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
General functions of a trustee Te Ture Whenua Māori Act requires that every person who is appointed as a responsible trustee must carry out the: • terms of the trust • proper administration and management of the business of the trust • preservation of the assets of the trust • collection and distribution of the income of the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Respondents: Margaret Mutu, John Mutu-Grigg & Dan Thompson (Tamihana) SP 7 2:00 PM AP-20240000013048 231/93 Erina Joan Williams He arotakenga i te Karikari 2 Residue Ahu Whenua Trust - Review of the Karikari 2 Residue Ahu Whenua Trust
Documents/Panui/40.-Taitokerau-15-September-2025.pdf (124 kb)
(The provisions of the Māori Purposes (Wi Pere Trust) Act 1991 override the provisions of the Adoption Act 1955.)
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Matters to be considered for each type of application Landowners’ meetings Landowners should hold a meeting to discuss any application affecting the land.
Matters to be considered for each type of application Landowners’ meetings Landowners should hold a meeting to discuss any application affecting the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Sufficient degree of support In determining whether there’s enough support for the application, the MLC must consider the number of landowners in favour of it as well as the representation of the shareholding.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Persons who are not allowed to be trustee: 3.8 The following are persons not entitled to act as trustees: 3.8.1 3.8.2 3.8.3 3.8.4 3.8.5 3.8.6 Persons under 18 years of age; Undischarged bankrupts; Persons subject to a Compulsory Treatment Order under part 2 of the Mental Health Act 1992; Persons convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 6 months and whose sentence has not yet been served; Persons disqualified as a director of a...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
Prior to its integration into the Department for Courts and Ministry of Justice, the Māori Land Court was part of a section within the Department of Māori Affairs (often referred to as the court section).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-Minute-Book-Abbreviations.pdf (470 kb)
