The trustees are the legal entity responsible for administering the reservation. They can choose to work with committees, and the relationship between the trustees and the committees should be written into the marae charter13.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
People who benefit from a reservation The people who benefit from the reservation are usually named as members of a hapū 4 or several hapū, or they can be any group of Māori.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (272 kb)
Retiring trustees may stand for re-election if they are nominated. 3.6 Only in the first year of the operation of this charter, the seven trustees elected will not all serve for a term of 3 years.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
Pōtitanga hei whakahaere i ngā paihere rawa whaiaro Election to administer the estate An election to administer an estate is where the Public Trust can apply to the High Court to administer a small estate without the need for a grant of administration.
If an owner with Māori land interests is deceased, and probate, letters of administration or an election to administer the estate have been granted by High Court, or is to be obtained, you can use this form to seek a determination from the Court as to those persons entitled to a deceased’s Māori Land interests and an order transferring the interests to those entitled.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (919 kb)
1 māorilandcourt.co.nz Ahu whenua trusts and whenua tōpū trusts are two trust types that can be formed to manage one or more Māori land blocks.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Transferring shares to trustees Māori land shares can be transferred, by a vesting order, to a trustee from a person who owns, or is entitled to own, Māori land shares.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
Transferring shares to trustees Māori land shares can be transferred, by a vesting order, to a trustee from a person who owns, or is entitled to own, Māori land shares.
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
Transferring shares to trustees Māori land shares can be transferred, by a vesting order, to a trustee from a person who owns, or is entitled to own, Māori land shares.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
