Factsheet for landowners Trustee Act
Trusts Act 2019 impacts on trusts Effective from 30 January 2021 What do trustees need to do differently?
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Maori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2023 Matariki 2024
Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust We have started working with Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust, formed by Ngāi Takoto, Te Apōuri, and Te Rarawa, on developing a joint action plan.
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Aorere Accretion determination of status and ownership of land
The section that adjoins what remains today of the Crown grant section was purchased by the Tasman District Council on three different occasions.
Banking Practice Note
Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3. Where the title to the land is vested in a Māori land trust (e.g. an Ahu Whenua Trust or a Whānau Trust) the trustees can approve a mortgage against the land subject to any restrictions in the trust order (ss 147 and 150A of the Act)
Maori Land Court Annual Report Matariki 2022 Matariki 2023
So please bear with us as we continue our journey. What is certain is that step-by-step we will improve as we realise Pātaka Whenua’s full potential.
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Reflections after nearly 20 years as a Māori Land Court
01 Nov 2013 | NewsWith 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.
MOJ0217.8E SEP21 Maori Incorporations Factsheet
Trustees of whānau trusts vote on behalf of the beneficiaries18 of those shares.
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Ngā Ture Whakatikatika o Te Kooti Whenua Māori 2026
Māori Land Court Amendment Rules 2026
01 May 2026
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News
Why and how the Rules are changing The Rules set out how the Court operates – including what the Court and Registrar s must do, and what applicants and other parties need to do when filing applications and documents.
Ā mātou ture
Our rules and legislation
The Act stipulates that the Court's objective is to keep Māori lands in Māori hands, protect wāhi tapu, and assist landowners in living on, developing, and using their land for the benefit of all owners, their whānau, and their hapū. Our rules and regulations The Māori Land Court Rules 2011 set out how we operate, including how we receive, review, notify, process, and conclude applications.
Te noho i tō whenua
Occupy your land
You must own an interest in the land or be the beneficiary of a whānau trust that owns an interest in the land. The title of ownership remains with the landowners, but the occupation order may be passed on by succession.