‘Mandatory’ duties must be performed by the trustee and cannot be changed or avoided by the terms of the trust (the trust order).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 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)
The status of the land will continue to be Māori land unless and until the Māori Land Court makes an order changing the status of the land. 3. A trust in terms of section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, where interests are held for the benefit of the descendants of a particular family member or tipuna. 4.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
As a trustee or beneficiary, you can apply to change the terms of your trust to limit, extend, or clarify any powers and responsibilities the trust is managed under.
E. In this order, the term trust land refers to the land owned by the trust, and the term trust property refers to any other assets of the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
How the Trustees may hold and deal with the Trust Property is subject to the terms of this Trust.
With shares held by individuals becoming increasingly fractionated but shares held in whānau trusts being relatively stable, I foresee a time when these whānau trusts will be major shareholders in trusts and incorporations.
Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023. PAGE 3 of 15 BENEFICIARY/BENEFICIARIES Person/s who benefit from a trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
TRUSTEES Where land is vested in trustees and the trust order21 allows, trustees may negotiate the terms of an easement with the interested parties.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
