Aligning trust procedures to changes in the Act You should update your procedures as necessary to reflect the changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
This class of records also includes information related to making changes to land title through the sale of Māori land, transfer of shares in Māori land between owners or to new shareholders, alienation of Māori land by lease or license, including the licensing of timber, flax and mineral rights.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
(n) To form companies and to subscribe for and acquire shares in companies and to adopt and change their constitutions to further the interests of the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: A20230003684 113/93, 118/93 Rahora Elianna Grant Ada Fotu also known as Ada Kereopa or Ada Grant or Ada Wilson and Ada Ann Wilson - Succession A20230003965 164/93 Ben Waaka Ahipara A3A2 - Transfer of shares by way of gift from Ben Waaka to Samuel Evan Ruke and Tracy Charlotte Maree Ruke A20230004004 113/93, 118/93, 214/93 Joseph Xsaviour Kopani Witika-Pongi Ane Taniora Witika – Succession, constitute the Ane Taniora Witika’s Whan...
Documents/Panui/0323323-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-May-2023-PROOF.pdf (823 kb)
(Land may be vested in a trustee or shares may be vested in another person.) 6. A change of ownership of land gives the recipient of that interest the ownership and its associated rights (land may be vested in a trustee, or shares may be vested in another person). 7.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (362 kb)
‘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)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 128 AP-20230000032834 98(9)(aa)/93 Baden Vertongen, Renika Siciliano Horowhenua 11 Part Reservation - Application for payment from Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable costs and expenses to review trust order and relevant policies. 129 AP-20240000012718 98(9)(c)/93 Deputy Registrar Waipapa 1K Part Trust and Waipapa 1J5 - Application for dispute resolution (A20160004396) and AP-20230000021122 – Application for payment from the Mā...
Documents/Panui/National-Panui-February-2026-Revised.pdf (2.5 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 128 AP-20230000032834 98(9)(aa)/93 Baden Vertongen, Renika Siciliano Horowhenua 11 Part Reservation - Application for payment from Māori Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable costs and expenses to review trust order and relevant policies. 129 AP-20240000012718 98(9)(c)/93 Deputy Registrar Waipapa 1K Part Trust and Waipapa 1J5 - Application for dispute resolution (A20160004396) and AP-20230000021122 – Application for payment from the Mā...
In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.
These recommendations include law changes and the establishment of new partnership bodies in several of these areas.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
