Whenua tōpū trusts, again a land management trust, which provide for iwi or hapū based
trusts designed to facilitate the use and administration of the land on behalf of a wider class
of owner, normally a whānau, hapū or iwi grouping.
Understanding of the problems encountered by whānau in managing their whenua, for example,
issues arising in trusts, incorporations, marae structures and Māori reservations issues.
You must own an interest in the land or be the beneficiary of a whānautrust that owns an interest in the land.
The title of ownership remains with the landowners, but the occupation order may be passed on by succession.
For example, an
application for succession will require a
death certificate, any grant of administration
(probate 2 or letters of administration 3) or the
original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if
a whānautrust is required and consents of
the proposed trustees.
CORPUS
The land of the Māori incorporation or trust at the
time it is established, plus any land acquired
later that is declared by the Court to form the
main part of the incorporation or trust.
Apply for a fee remittal in Pātaka Whenua
Download the fee remittal application form Application fees
Ngā tono me te kore utu
Applications without fees
Application for Dispute Resolution
Application to form a WhānauTrust (when filed together with succession)
An application under the Family Protection Act 1955
An application under the Law Reform (Testamentary Promises) Act 1949
Ngā tono $23
$23 applications
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