Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.
Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.
Simple and uncontested trust matters WHAT HAS CHANGED? Historically, trust applications were heard by a Māori Land Court judge.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
But things were about to change. Matakohe Island, Whangārei Harbour (1956).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Why make this change? The new Trusts Act makes the law around trusts more accessible and easier to understand.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
Records may be separated by type of trust, and in some cases the records of particular types of trusts may be on the personal/personalty files.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
Once a trust is established, you can apply to the Court to make changes to, review, or terminate, the trust.
What has changed? LEASE OR OCCUPATION LICENSE: Trusts over Māori reservation land may issue a lease or occupation license to enable the land to be occupied or built on for a period of time.
Some of the Waikato kaimahi attending Koroneihana 22 Māori Land Court / Māori Appellate Court Annual Report • Matariki 2024 – Matariki 2025 Applications created Applications completed Applications on hand Hearings completed 1,156 723 3,745 1,502 [Waiariki] Change from previous year Change from previous year Change from previous year -1% -29% +28% +20% Change from previous year (-14) (-208) (+1,060) (+298) A year of growth, connection, and new h...
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Contents: Applications for hearing in NOVEMBER | WHIRINGA-Ä-RANGI 2022: (Please note that these in person hearings may be substituted for remote hearing by Zoom depending on operating Covid-19 protocols) 2 - 9 Aotea District 10 - 15 Tairäwhiti District 16 - 27 Taitokerau District 28 - 32 Takitimu District 33 - 39 Te Waipounamu District 40 - 48 Waiariki District 49 - 62 Waikato Maniapoto District 63 - 74 Applications filed in the office of the Chief Registrar 75 Appendix 76 - 81 No...
Documents/Panui/1002422-Ministry-of-Justice-National-Panui-November-2022-web22.pdf (633 kb)
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.