I stress that a whānau trust is designed to manage specified shares in Māori land, it facilitates the bringing together of interests for the benefit of descendants and most importantly is a valuable tool to prevent ongoing fragmentation or, more correctly, fractionalisation of shares.
How can I find out more? If you have further questions, contact a Māori Land Court office.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
You’ll be shown a summary screen of the information. Click through the headings to find the ownership documents, other documents, LINZ details and details about Memorial schedules for each block of land.
Documents/Troubleshooting/Search-for-Documents-v5.pdf (1.7 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 65 AP-20230000022884 A20210013945 40(3)/93 98(3)(a)/93 Cameron Town Te Whānau o Uruanewa Aterea Toki raua ko Hinekirunga Broughton Whānau Trust - Application for payment from the Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable accounting costs (Service Provider: Silk Audit Chartered Accountants) (A20200002326 / A20200002332 and A20200009053) 66 AP-20230000022753 A20190006271 70(3)(b)/93 98(9)(c)/93 Leo Watson, Ron Jamieson-...
When the High Court appoints a person to administer the estate of a deceased person (generally where there is no will or if the will does not name an executor), the Court’s authority for that person to act is given in a grant of letters of administration. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.6E-OCT21-Applications.pdf (335 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/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2025-Edition.pdf (2 mb)
Persons who are not allowed to be trustee: 3.8 The following are persons not entitled to act as trustees: 3.8.1 Persons under 18 years of age; 3.8.2 Undischarged bankrupts; 3.8.3 Persons subject to a Compulsory Treatment Order under part 11 of the Mental Health Act 1992; 3.8.4 Persons convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for a term of 6 months and whose sentence has not yet been served;...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (190 kb)
How prescriptive do trust orders need to be to impose minimum standards of notice for the calling of a trust’s meetings for the purpose of holding an election?
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/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
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/0724024-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-September-2024-web.pdf (1.3 mb)
