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Use this formto create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trusteesto
manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
Use this formto create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trusteesto hold on behalf of the
descendants of a given person or tupuna (the beneficiaries)
If you are creating a Whānau Trust as part of a succession application please complete form 23.
The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
into account the value of all buildings,
fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other
assets or funds relating to the land
• the value of the shares and interests
takes into account the relationships or
special circumstances of the parties
• the purc...
The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
into account the value of all buildings,
fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other
assets or funds relating to the land
• the value of the shares and interests
takes into account the relationships or
special circumstances of the parties
• the purc...
The people
entitled to act as witness to the signing
are set out in the application form
• the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14
that manages the land
• the value of the shares or interests takes
into account the value of all buildings,
fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other
assets or funds relating to the land
• the value of the shares and interests
takes into account the relationships or
special circumstances of the parties
• the purc...
Legislative changes affecting trusts
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Updated provisions for removing a trustee
The Act now allows for the Māori Land Court to remove a
trustee if it is satisfied that they have lost the capacity to
perform their functions as a trustee, or that their removal is
desirable for the proper execution of the trust (for example
because they repeatedly refuse or fail to act as a trustee, they...