Factsheet for landowners Trustee Act
This is also a good opportunity to review the way your trust keeps and provides information. How can I find out more?
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
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Discussion on Urupā Reservations (Māori burial grounds)
01 Mar 2014 | NewsUrupa Reservations Urupā reservations (Māori burial grounds) have a special status in legal terms as well as having family, spiritual, cultural and historical importance.
Te noho i tō whenua
Occupy your land
In this case, you can talk directly to the trustees about occupying or building on the land and they can approve your plans without court involvement, if the trust order allows it. As you would with other landowners, you’ll need to provide the trust or incorporation with a sketch plan of where you want to occupy or build, a calculation of how much land you'll need, and information about how your occupation or building could benefit the other owners.
MLC Form 21 Application for succession2
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-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (510 kb)
MLC incorporations english
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.
MLC incorporations english
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Te whakahaere tāke
Manage tax
As a trust, incorporation, or other entity subject to Māori land laws, you can apply for Māori Authority status from Inland Revenue (IR).
05 08 2025 Marae Charter Template
Rather, two will serve for one year, two for two years, and three for three years. To determine for how long the first seven trustees will serve, at their first meeting they will draw from a hat numbers 1, 2 or 3 (with the hat containing two Is, two 2s, and three 3s). 3.7 If any trustee resigns before serving a full term, or if a trustee passes away, the chairperson may either fill the vacancy by calling on the candidate with the next highest number of votes at the last election or...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
Ahu Whenua Trust Order Template 18082025
Trust name, legal status and communications 2 2.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.