In this order, the term trust land refers to the land owned by the trust, and the term trust property refers to any other assets of the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template.pdf (398 kb)
. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The Trusts Act does not contain all the law relating to trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
The exception, of course, is the election of their representative on the ahu whenua trust before its inaugural AGM. Accordingly, whilst all the beneficiaries of the respective whānau trusts are also beneficiaries of the ahu whenua trust, there is no election of trustees at an ahu whenua trust AGM.
Trustees may be held personally liable, jointly and severally, for any losses a trust may sustain and for other breaches of trust.
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.
Proposed name of Whānau Trust to be: 2. Common tupuna name is: Note: Care must be taken in selecting the tupuna, as the beneficiaries of the trust are the descendants of that tupuna.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (201 kb)
Support was given for the formation of a whānau trust. An application to constitute a whānau trust was filed in 2004 and eventually heard in February of 2005.
