MOJ0217 v2.1E Maori Land Trusts May19 v2 WEB
Types of trusts Under Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, there are 5 types of trusts
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Types of trusts Under Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, there are 5 types of trusts
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Types of trusts Under Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, there are 5 types of trusts
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The enclosed terms of trust are an example of a COMPREHENSIVE trust order which you may use for your whānau trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Template-Comprehensive-Whanau-Trust-Order-Final-Version-30-June-2020.pdf (237 kb)
Interest based trusts Tarati whānau (utu tāpae $68) Whānau trust (filing fee $68) A whānau trust combines the interests of a whānau (family) into a single trust.
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)
Where the trustees of another trust are collectively a beneficial owner of the trust (eg a whānau trust) then only one of them may vote on behalf of the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template.pdf (398 kb)
The concept was not lost, however, on the Ministry of Māori Development who, following a workshop hui at Rawhiti on 02 March 1992, included whānau trusts in the Māori Affairs Bill which passed into law on 09 March 1993 as Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, with effect from 01 July 1993.
A failure to do so can amount to a breach of trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Standard-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-with-Checklist-and-Disclaimer.pdf (488 kb)
On this page Apply to review or make changes to your trust Apply to change trustees Apply to review or make changes to your trust Te arotake i tō tarahiti (utu tāpae $68) Review your trust (filing fee $68) Trusts should be reviewed regularly to ensure they are operating according to the trust order and that the trustees are working to a high standard.
Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (110 kb)