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Māori land trusts Māori land trusts are used to manage whenua owned by multiple people.

Located in:  Māori land

Where that land is vested in a trust or an incorporation, such an order will only be made with the consent of the trust or management committee, and may be made for a specified period.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-supporting-housing-initiatives-web-version.pdf (66 kb)

Mēnā kāre tētahi mema e uru atu, ā, kāre āna hea ki te trust, me āta aro tonu te trust kia kaua a ia e whakaingoatia hei kaiwhiwhi 30.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-tereo.pdf (1.2 mb)

Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)

Ngā puka taupānga me te puka Tarahiti Succession and Trust application forms Form 20: Certificate by administrator Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113 (PDF 378 kb) Form 21: Succession (grant of administration) Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117 (PDF 510 kb) Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration) Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118 (PDF 512 kb) Form 23: Application for whānau trust (with succession) Rule 12.3, Section 214 &#...

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Use this form to add, reduce, replace or (in exceptional circumstances) remove 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 (220 kb)

Land Management Structures Note: This includes management structure types of Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Māori Incorporations, Māori Reservations, and trusts that are a sole owner of a block.

Documents/Maori-Land-Data/2025-10-28-MLC-Maori-Land-Update-2025.pdf (229 kb)

APPLICATION TO FORM WHĀNAU TRUST TO BE USED ONLY WITH AN APPLICATION FOR SUCCESSION Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Section 214 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz Page 2 MLC 07/24 - 20 CONSENT We, the undersigned, consent to the formation of the Whānau Trust and, where named above as a trustee, consent to our appointment.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-23-Application-Whanau-Trust.pdf (149 kb)

E wātea ana ngā kaipupuri whenua ki te whakatū i ētahi tāngata tohunga pēnei i te rōia, te kaikaute pūtea, he kaitohutohu mahi pāmu, te Poari Kaitiaki Māori, he rōpū whakahaere tikanga 18, he kaporeihana Māori, te Trust Māori, te Trust ā-iwi, he trust kamupene hei trust.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-land-trusts-tereo.pdf (754 kb)

If those entitled do wish to vest the deceased’s interests into a whānau trust please complete and attach application form 23.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (512 kb)