Use this form to appoint, remove, or replace trustee or change the number of trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust, Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (299 kb)
Consents of all trustees must be filed. 3. Consents must be evidenced by- a. completion of this form; or b. consent at a family meeting evidenced by minutes of that meeting; or c. completion and production of separate forms of consent. 4.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (365 kb)
Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (311 kb)
Complete documents together At the hui, it is useful to complete: • Form B1 – consent to be appointed as trustee forms • written consents for vesting interests • draft trust order This ensures everyone understands and agrees with the documents.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
The trustees’ prior written consent is not needed for tangihanga.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
The trustees must, at their first meeting after being appointed by the court, appoint a trustee to be chairperson and another trustee to be secretary.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
The trustees must, at their first meeting after being appointed by the court, appoint a trustee to be chairperson and another trustee to be secretary.
A trustee may not appoint a proxy 11 or a Power of Attorney to act for them.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
A curriculum vitae (CV) and consent for each proposed trustee is enclosed? YES NO 8.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (272 kb)
Signed consents of the proposed trustees are attached to this application 6.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (159 kb)
