Termination (a) Unless terminated earlier in accordance with the provisions of this clause, the Occupation Order will end on the Expiry Date.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
When the court reviews the trust, it may: (a) make directions to the trustees; (b) confirm the trust order without variation; (c) vary the trust order; or (d) make an order terminating the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
The tipuna may still be named but the beneficiaries must be clearly defined as excluding any family member who had declined to contribute shares to the trust. It is important that the beneficiaries of the land interests be determined first in case the whānau trust is ever terminated.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
The tipuna may still be named but the beneficiaries must be clearly defined as excluding any family member who had declined to contribute shares to the trust. It is important that the beneficiaries of the land interests be determined first in case the whānau trust is ever terminated.
Where the shareholding is small, full disclosure should still be made. All judges have dealings with banks, insurance companies and the like.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Any changes agreed to at the meeting can be formalised by filing an application with the MLC to vary the trust order.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Since the Act’s inception over 1500 ahu whenua trusts have been created (and only a few terminated).
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Jasmine Alexander & Joseana Goodhall with Elizabeth Rangi, Levi Gray & Rawinia Connors as trustees 33 11:50AM A20220014742 239/93, 237/93 Te Utupoto Tamehana Patapu Trust - Reduce the trustees by resignation of Tania Bailey 34 12:05PM A20220007710 151/93 Maureen Flutey Papatupu 3B2B Section 1 & No. 8 Papatupu - Confirmation of alienation by way of sale to Maurice Sorenson, Linda Sorenson & Waverley Trustee CO Limited (as trustees of the Glenian Trust) At Te Häwera...
Documents/Panui/1102422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-December-2022-web4.pdf (729 kb)
