http:// ird.govt.nz/maori/land-trusts http:// ird.govt.nz/maori/land-trusts Contact the Māori Land Court The DX number is the postal address.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Permission from other owners In most cases, Māori land is owned by more than one person, this is where the term ‘multiply owned’ land comes from.
Extending the eligibility of occupation orders will enable more people who whakapapa to land to occupy and build on their land interest.
• Kaitiaki trust A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is a minor5 or has a disability6 and is unable to manage their own affairs.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Apply online Download the application form Tarati pūtea (utu tāpae $68) Pūtea trust (filing fee $68) A pūtea trust allows people who own small interests in Māori land to pool their interests together for the benefit of their wider whānau and descendants.
The Chief Executive of the Māori Land Court is required to record a list of persons who are approved as mediators.
The Chief Executive of the Māori Land Court is required to record a list of persons who are approved as mediators.
Why make this change? Succession to Māori land interests can be complex for whānau and for whāngai, and Māori land is often owned by members of different whānau (with different views on whāngai succession).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Succession-for-whangai-web-version.pdf (172 kb)
Our coming together took place online, joining offices located in all the seven Māori Land Court districts. We were also joined by those who work on Māori land issues from Te Puni Kōkiri.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
For example, you will need to be able to record that a surviving spouse is entitled to income from a land interest that they do not own, and that some owners are not entitled to the income from their land interest.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
