The process has been designed to help whānau complete trustee changes more quickly, reduce waiting times, and provide a clearer and more efficient pathway through the application process.
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 37 HE TONO KIA WHAKATŪ I TĒTAHI TARATI AHU WHENUA APPLICATION TO CONSTITUTE AN AHU WHENUA TRUST Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 215 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 37 Rule 12.4 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? 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 behal...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (272 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP11 12:15 PM AP-20240000006827 133/93 Terewai Limited (Trustee) Lot 1 Deposited Plan 458234 - Change from General land to Māori freehold land SP12 12:30 PM AP-20230000025880 A20210010143 239/93 Kiri Tonga, Orael Joy Frearson, Orael Joy Frearson (Te Wharewahia & Te Kahui Farm) Opuatia 3D19B1 Block (Te Wharewahia and Te Kahui Farm Trust) – Judicial conference (To appoint Lustella Randall, Kereti Tonga and Joseph Toma a...
Documents/Panui/22.-Waikato-Maniapoto-3-December-2025.pdf (137 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 36 HE TONO KIA WHAKATŪ I TĒTAHI TARATI Ā-WHĀNAU (TAUATANGA KORE) APPLICATION TO CONSTITUTE A WHĀNAU TRUST Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 214 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 36 Rule 12.3 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the descendants of a given person o...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (159 kb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP11 10.00AM AP-20230000026534 A20230004443 113/93 117/93 Gaylene Rashelle Barnes Jack Mervyn Barnes also known as Jack Barnes – Transfer of deceased’s interests from Noeline Barnes as administrator to beneficiaries SP12 10.15AM AP-20230000034193 239/93 Kalolaine Heni Payne-Smith Miro Te Rata Joel Whānau Trust – Appoint Winners Pavihi, Kalolaine Heni Payne- Smith and Rose-Zina Sisillia Pito-Tofaeono as additional responsible trustees...
Documents/Panui/14.-Waikato-Maniapoto-Specials-5-September-2024.pdf (152 kb)
Page 1 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 04/26 - 39 HE TONO MŌ TE WĀWĀHANGA APPLICATION FOR PARTITION OR COMBINED PARTITION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 289 or 298 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 39 Rule 13.1 WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles....
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (811 kb)
Complete documents together At the hui, it is useful to complete: • Form B1 – consent to be appointed as trustee forms • written consents for vesting interests • draft trust order This ensures everyone understands and agrees with the documents.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
Consents of all beneficiaries to an estate must be filed. 2. Consents of all trustees must be filed. 3. Consents must be evidenced by- a. completion of this form; or b. consent at a family meeting evidenced by minutes of that meeting; or c. completion and production of separate forms of consent. 4.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (365 kb)
Once chosen, the Māori reservation trustees choose one of their own number who is not already an ahu whenua trustee to represent them on that trust.
(If the application is not under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act give details as to the Act) (State number of section(s) under which application is made) For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Form 01 Rule 4.2 (2) WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR? Applications that do not have a prescribed form in the rules must be completed using this form.
