Discussion on Whānau Trusts
01 Feb 2013 | NewsWe get a small amount of dividend payments each year and a tax return has to be prepared.
We get a small amount of dividend payments each year and a tax return has to be prepared.
LIST OF CURRENT BENEFICIARIES The MLC maintains up-to-date lists of beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Currently, this ranges from sale and long term lease decisions to the establishment of trusts and incorporations to ratifying the decisions of assembled owners.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
In recognition of the principles of the Act that land is taonga tuku iho, of special significance, and to promote the retention of the land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū, the judges usually require that an owner wishing to gift or sell an interest first consult with their children and whānau.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
To apply for an order of payment, you will need to provide: evidence of funds held in trust, how much and by whom evidence that the funds are held in trust for you or the beneficiaries, and persons entitled to that payment.
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed.
Documents/Panui/0323323-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-May-2023-PROOF.pdf (823 kb)
In the English version, Māori are said to have ceded the sovereignty of New Zealand to Britain; Māori give the Crown an exclusive right to buy lands they wish to sell, and, in return, are guaranteed full rights of ownership of their lands, forests, fisheries and other possessions; and Māori are given the rights and privileges of British subjects.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
The purpose of the Public Records Act 2005, among other goals, is to ensure that full and accurate records of the affairs of central and local government are created, maintained and provide for the preservation of, and public access to, records of long term value.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Only applications and sittings that were confirmed at the time of this publication are listed.
Documents/Panui/Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-June-20231.pdf (838 kb)
One to Judge Alana Thomas of the Māori Land Court and Waitangi Tribunal for her ability to capture the essence of the kaupapa of Matariki Horahora.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)