You also need to update your records when a surviving spouse passes away or remarries and income rights pass to the successors, similar to the current process when life interests end.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
The MLC may also review an occupation order at the request of any shareholder in the land or the person in whom the order is vested.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Additional interests 7 7.3 If, after the constitution of this Trust, any additional Māori land interests are vested in the name of any person who has vested Māori land interests into this Trust, those additional interests shall be included as Trust Property of this Trust by application to the Court by the Registrar without notice to the Beneficiaries. Records 7.4 The Trustees must keep competent records and retain the following core Trust documents, so far as i...
Trustees must also provide information about the trust to beneficiaries on request. TAX ON TRUST INCOME Different types of taxes may apply to trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Administration of reservations RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS The trustees are required to: • keep and maintain accurate and up‑to‑date records and accounts of the reservation • maintain a bank account for the reservation and ensure that the bank account is operated by at least two signatories • at any time, give the MLC all records, accounts books and vouchers in possession or control of the trustees for examination by the Court • keep a minute book of trustees’ meetings and...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Metadata Title: National Register of Māori Incorporations for New Zealand Date of data: 30 June 2025 Published by: Office of the Chief Registrar, Māori Land Court, Ministry of Justice, Wellington Email: te.tiratu@justice.govt.nz URL: Māori land data | Māori Land Court (xn--morilandcourt-wqb.govt.nz) Release Notes: The information contained in this spreadsheet is a snapshot of data from Pātaka Whanau of the Māori Land Court, New Zealand This data forms part of the public permanent reco...
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/MLC-2025-06-30-National-Register-of-Maori-Incorporations.xlsx (24 kb)
Administration of reservations Records and accounts The trustees are required to: • keep and maintain accurate and up-to-date records and accounts of the reservation • maintain a bank account for the reservation and ensure that the bank account is operated by at least two signatories • at any time, give the Māori Land Court all records, accounts books, and vouchers in possession or control of the trustees for examination by the Court • keep a minute book of tru...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Te uru ki te pūkete puka Access the physical record Read about the records that are available to view in hard copy.
Searching Māori Land Court records Before starting a search, get together as much of the following information about the deceased person as possible.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Searching Māori Land Court records Before starting a search, get together as much of the following information about the deceased person as possible.
