Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
The changes are some practical and technical changes to the legislation, so that it works better for landowners and supports the Māori Land Court to operate efficiently.
The changes are some practical and technical changes to the legislation, so that it works better for landowners and supports the Māori Land Court to operate efficiently.
We work with various other departments and agencies to support Māori landowners to connect with and realise their aspirations for their whenua.
We work with various other departments and agencies to support Māori landowners to connect with and realise their aspirations for their whenua.
Approved by at least half of the owners or the persons who hold at least 50% of the shares in the land; and ii. Approved by a judge.
The owners first need to have a meeting at which they: • agree to set up the trust • agree which blocks of land or shares should be included in the trust • agree to the terms of the draft trust order which sets out the trustees’ powers, rights and obligations • nominate trustees • take accurate minutes.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The owners first need to have a meeting at which they: • agree to set up the trust • agree which blocks of land or shares should be included in the trust • agree to the terms of the draft trust order which sets out the trustees’ powers, rights and obligations • nominate trustees • take accurate minutes.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The owners first need to have a meeting at which they: • agree to set up the trust • agree which blocks of land or shares should be included in the trust • agree to the terms of the draft trust order which sets out the trustees’ powers, rights and obligations • nominate trustees • take accurate minutes.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
What are the duties of a trustee? The Act sets out two kinds of trustee duty. These are not new duties – they were already part of the law but were not spelled out clearly in the previous legislation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
The Ministry’s Customer Charter sets out what people can expect when they interact with us.
1māorilandcourt.govt.nz Pātaka Whenua Step-By-Step Guides Download a Block Transfer Shares Report Date produced: 25 July 2024 Last modified: 25 July 2024 This guide covers the steps to download a Block Transfer Shares Report on Pātaka Whenua as a registered user.
How-do-I-user-guides/Download-a-Block-Transfer-Shares-Report-v1-4.pdf (2.5 mb)