There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (159 kb)
Trustees’ duties Trustees are bound by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act and the Trusts Act.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
The enclosed terms of trust are an example of a COMPREHENSIVE trust order which you may use for your whānau trust.
The Māori Land Court must confirm any trust order you decide upon (sections 219 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP35 11:05 AM AP-20260000005455 222(4)/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Waiokura D Ahu Whenua Trust Add Mathew Robinson as an advisory trustee of the Waiokura D Ahu Whenua Trust SP36 11:10 AM AP-20260000005199 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Te Rua O Te Moko 1B Trust Replace Gary James Ngatai and Zack Sullivan with Belinda Kimiora Ka...
The land interests would then go directly back to those beneficiaries of the estate who contributed shares to the whānau trust. ‘Māori Land Trusts’ includes a section on whānau trusts.
The land interests would then go directly back to those beneficiaries of the estate who contributed shares to the whānau trust. ‘Māori Land Trusts’ includes a section on whānau trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:30 AM AP-20240000005107 113/93 117/93 Clara Aroha Bonnar nee Tuira Alice Riripeti Tuira (Te Amo) – Succession SP2 10:30 AM AP-20240000007511 239/93 Keita Pare (Katie) McIndoe Horohoro A32 Ahu Whenua Trust – Replace William Henry Colbert, Reece Brian Ormsby, Robyn Elizabeth Taylor and appoint Kahu Kiwi Pinerete Bishop, Donelle Leaf, Walter William Bishop and Belina Pere Kararauna Te Puia Colbert as responsible...
Documents/Panui/13.-Special-Waiariki-6-November-2024.pdf (142 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:30 AM AP-20240000005107 113/93 117/93 Clara Aroha Bonnar nee Tuira Alice Riripeti Tuira (Te Amo) – Succession SP2 10:30 AM AP-20240000007511 239/93 Keita Pare (Katie) McIndoe Horohoro A32 Ahu Whenua Trust – Replace William Henry Colbert, Reece Brian Ormsby, Robyn Elizabeth Taylor and appoint Kahu Kiwi Pinerete Bishop, Donelle Leaf, Walter William Bishop and Belina Pere Kararauna Te Puia Colbert as responsible...
Documents/Panui/13.-Special-Waiariki-7-November-2024.pdf (141 kb)
