Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the descendants of a given person or tupuna (the beneficiaries) If you are creating a Whānau Trust as part of a succession application please complete form 23.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (110 kb)
Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/1213222-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-February-2023-web2.pdf (752 kb)
You can then calculate whether the number of shares you own add up to an area large enough to be a site for a house.
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed. For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Where a detertmination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Documents/Panui/0526122-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-July-2022-web1.pdf (493 kb)
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A pūtea trust can: hold any number of interests from any number of people have a set group of beneficiaries, including the descendants of any person putting their interests in the trust or for the benefit of the hapū, and have trustees appointed to manage the interests on behalf of the beneficiaries.
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A vesting order can be used to transfer Māori land shares: • from one person to another on the sale or gift of the shares • to the trustee(s) 6 of the landowners • from a trustee, or representative, to the person beneficially entitled to the shares • to provide a dwelling site for an owner • between owners to facilitate a partition of the land.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
A vesting order can be used to transfer Māori land shares: • from one person to another on the sale or gift of the shares • to the trustee(s) 6 of the landowners • from a trustee, or representative, to the person beneficially entitled to the shares • to provide a dwelling site for an owner • between owners to facilitate a partition of the land.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
