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The beneficiaries are the descendants of the tīpuna (ancestors) named in the trust order and can include whāngai.
The benefits of a whānau trust include:
The trust becomes the single point of contact for all your Māori land interests.
A list of recent Māori Land Updates can be downloaded as follows:
Document
Date
Māori Land Update 2024
23/09/2024
Māori Land Update 2023
19/05/2023
Māori Land Update 2022
16/07/2022
Māori Land Update 2021
09/02/2022
Māori Land Update 2020
09/02/2021
Māori Land Update 2019
27/08/2019
Māori Land Update 2018
30/06/2018
Māori Land Update 2017
30/06/2017
Māori Land Update 2016
30/06/2016
Māori Land Update 2015
30/06/2015
Māori Land Update 2014
30/06/20...
Legislative changes supporting
housing initiatives
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Why make this change?
The changes in the Act respond to demand to build
papakāinga housing on Māori land for the purposes of
supporting Māori into housing and whānau to return to
their whenua.
ISSN 1175 - 8120 (Print)
ISSN 2463-3763 (Online)
www. mäorilandcourt. govt. nz
APRIL | PAENGA-WHÄWHÄ
2024
The purpose of the National Pänui / Te Pänui ä Motu is
to provide notice to interested parties of hearings being
conducted in, and applications received by, the Mäori Land
Court.
For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 | Maori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
11/1975 Exercise jurisdiction over ngā taonga tūturu
112/93 Transmitting Interests to Administrator
113/93 Determining persons entitled to succeed
113A/93 Simple and Uncontested
115/93 Determination of Whāngai of a Deceased Owner
117/93 Succession where Grant of Administration
118/93 Succession where No Grant of...
For a
full explanation, please refer to either the Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 | Maori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
11/1975 Exercise jurisdiction over ngā taonga tūturu
112/93 Transmitting Interests to Administrator
113/93 Determining persons entitled to succeed
113A/93 Simple and Uncontested
115/93 Determination of Whāngai of a Deceased Owner
117/93 Succession where Grant of Administration
118/93 Succession where No Grant of...
Simple and uncontested
succession applications
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Why make this change?
The time and travel costs associated with attending a court
sitting are removed when an application can be decided by a
registrar.
Contents
Applications for hearing NOVEMBER WHIRINGA-Ā-RANGI
1 - 32 Te Rohe o Aotea
33 - 43 Te Rohe o Tairāwhiti
44 - 67 Te Rohe o Taitokerau
68 - 78 Te Rohe o Tākitimu
79 - 91 Te Rohe o Te Waipounamu
92 -129 Te Rohe o Waiariki
130 -155 Te Rohe o Waikato-Maniapoto
156 -157 Māori…
Dispute resolution service
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
What do I need to do?
If you want to make an application to the Māori Land Court
or you have an application already in the Māori Land Court
that is being delayed by a dispute, you can apply to use the
dispute resolution service to attempt to settle the dispute
outside of a court sitting.
Legislative changes affecting trusts
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Updated provisions for removing a trustee
The Act now allows for the Māori Land Court to remove a
trustee if it is satisfied that they have lost the capacity to
perform their functions as a trustee, or that their removal is
desirable for the proper execution of the trust (for example
because they repeatedly refuse or fail to act as a trustee, they
become an undischarged bankrupt, or they are no longer...
