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)
(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 (355 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...
‘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)
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)
APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: A20230007562 86/93 Deputy Registrar Annie Ngahuia Kakahi Reihana Whanau Trust - Amendment of Court record (A20200014504) A20230006882 67/93 Lewis Winiataa Aorangi Awarua Trust - Judicial conference in respect of obligations and retirement of trustees A20230008062 98(3)/93 Glenn Tootill Araukuku 15 (Ngarongo Marae) - Application for payment from the Maori Land Court Special Aid Fund for reasonable legal costs A20230007244 98(9)/93 Peter Loverid...
Documents/Panui/0517423-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-July-2023-web.pdf (838 kb)
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.
PÄNUI NO: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: 33 AP-20230000020683 A20230003004 133/93 Elizabeth Tangaere Lot 2 DP 335562 - Change from General land to Mäori freehold land (Respondents: Elizabeth Tangaere) 34 AP-20230000020399 A20220017464 289/93 Tania Terandak Buchanan Ngawhakatutu A11A1B – Application for partition Applications Not Ready to Proceed The applications listed below were received up to the closing date of this Pänui and are yet to be considered by a...
Documents/Panui/1105523-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-December-2023-web.pdf (985 kb)
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)
