Whenua tōpū trusts, again a land management trust, which provide for iwi or hapū based trusts designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land on behalf of a wider class of owner, normally a whānau, hapū or iwi grouping.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
. - Reviewed February 2018 NOTE: 1. The enclosed terms of trust are an example of a COMPREHENSIVE trust order which you may use for your Ahu Whenua or Whenua Tōpū trust.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP1 10:00AM AP-20230000026602 A20230007403 19/93 Tracy Harrison Harataunga East No 4 Block (Waikoromiko Trust) - Injunction against construction of dwellings (Respondent: Martin Reedy Shultz) SP2 11:00AM AP-20240000002918 19/93 Anne Te Marie Leef Te Puke A, Te Puke B, 60-61 Goldfields Road - Injunction against any person in respect of any actual threatened trespass or other injury to any Māori land or Māori Reservation (Respondent: Trace...
Documents/Panui/16.-Waikato-Maniapoto-Special-24-July-2024-Thames.pdf (154 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP10 SP11 2:00 PM 2:00 PM AP-20230000022892 (A20210015125) AP-20230000022893 (A20210015126) 231/93 238/93 67/93 Lisa Marie Doig Lisa Marie Doig Alice Kahia and Rawiri Kahia Hapeta Whānau Trust - Review of trust Alice Kahia and Rawiri Kahia Hapeta Whānau Trust - Enforcement of obligations of trust Judicial Conference (the Court may convene to make...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP10 SP11 2:00 PM 2:00 PM AP-20230000022892 (A20210015125) AP-20230000022893 (A20210015126) 231/93 238/93 67/93 Lisa Marie Doig Lisa Marie Doig Alice Kahia and Rawiri Kahia Hapeta Whānau Trust - Review of trust Alice Kahia and Rawiri Kahia Hapeta Whānau Trust - Enforcement of obligations of trust Judicial Conference (the Court may convene to make...
Documents/Panui/39-v2.-Aotea-Special-30-May-2024.pdf (122 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.
Within te ao Māori, rangatiratanga can embody the authority of a rangatira (a Chief) but importantly also that of the people, being the whānau (family), hapū (sub-tribe) and iwi (tribe).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
With shares held by individuals becoming increasingly fractionated but shares held in whānau trusts being relatively stable, I foresee a time when these whānau trusts will be major shareholders in trusts and incorporations.
With the focus of the recent review on increased productivity of land, let’s not forget the many trusts and incorporations that already do a great job and are success stories that have been celebrated this weekend.
Many urupā are traditional burial grounds, and are the places where whānau and hapū members expect to be buried when their time comes.
