Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land. • Kaitiaki trust A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is a minor or has a disability and is unable to manage his or her affairs.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land. • Kaitiaki trust A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is a minor or has a disability and is unable to manage his or her affairs.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land. • Kaitiaki trust A kaitiaki trust relates solely to an individual who is a minor or has a disability and is unable to manage his or her affairs.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The unengaged owners are not the problem the report imagines For a significant number of blocks of multiply-owned Māori land today, the engaged owners are a minority of the owners.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
The historical list of owners has a written note recording that the block was a state forest,11 which may have been a mistake and the cause of the land record falling through the cracks.
The benefits of an ahu whenua trust include: a greater opportunity to use the land trustees can be appointed to administer and manage the block owners can participate in meetings and decisions about the direction of the trust the trust becomes the single point of contact for the block, and the trust is a legal entity and trustees can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
Fee increase summary Current rate New rate $22 $23 $66 $68 $220 $228 $385 $399 Detailed fee list Māori Land Court Current rate (inc GST) New rate (inc GST) Filing an application in respect of the following: (a) hearing and determining any claim to recover damages from trespass or any other injury to Māori freehold land (b) hearing and determining any proceeding founded on contract or tort where debt, demand, or damage relates to Māori freehold land (c) any other de...
Documents/Articles/Detailed-list-of-fee-changes.pdf (287 kb)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: TRUST: Tawera 897 Sec 2 Ahu Whenua Trust DATE: Friday 8 November 2024 TIME: 9:30am VENUE: Māori Land Court 20 Lichfield Street Christchurch AGENDA: Election of nominated trustees only Please register your interest by 2 November 2024 by email to mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz or phone 03 962 4900 Notice of Hui Section 2 MR 897 Ta...
Documents/Panui/1.-Notice-Te-Waipounamu-8-November-2024.pdf (196 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP13 2:00PM AP-20240000007276 239/93 Luke Tapara Marokopa A 3 Block (Teiurukopia Trust) – Replace trustees Waikato-Maniapoto PĀNUI
Documents/Panui/36.-Special-Waikato-Maniapoto-17-December-2024.pdf (126 kb)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Waikouaiti Blk XII Township Subdivision XXVI Section 28 Date: Thursday, 17 July 2025 Time: 6 PM Venue: 78 Carroll Street Fern Hill, Dunedin Kaupapa: · Establishing an ahu whenua trust or appointing an agent or agents to represent the owners in negotiations about minor boundary adjustments · ...
