Trust records include those created under previous legislation, in particular those that resulted from applications under section 438 and 439 of the Māori Affairs Act 1953, which were the pre-cursors to the current Ahu Whenua Trust structure.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
If the trust being created is a Māori reservation, there is no need for a trust order.
Often the cards also include minute book references where land interests were received by or transferred from the person. ORDER DECLARING TRUSTS This is the Court order created by the Māori Land Court that sets out all the terms of a trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
Partition A partition is created when one or more owners separate their shares from other landowners and create a separate title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Partition a partition is created when one or more owners separate their shares from the rest of the landowners and create a separate title.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Partition a partition is created when one or more owners separate their shares from the rest of the landowners and create a separate title.
It did this in the belief that hundreds of farms could be created. Huge amounts of time and money were expended but then it was discovered that no farms could be created.
This new Act sets out the core principles and default rules for trusts, including trusts created under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
Once created, the trust is a separate legal entity and is required to have its own IRD number.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Once created, the trust is a separate legal entity and is required to have its own IRD number.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
