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Introduction While hearing succession applications I often find myself suggesting to those appearing in front of me to consider forming a whānau trust.
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range – you can ask for staff to search records
for the given date or range
• Check the register of decisions on the Māori
Land Court website in the judgments section
(www.maorilandcourt.govt.nz/legislation-
decisions/)
• You can find minute book references for different
blocks or current ownership by searching our
Māori Land Online website
(www.maorilandonline.govt.nz)
• If you still can’t find your minute – you may need
to...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as ea...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori Land Trust);
Ownership Only (ownership interests in secondary property rights such as ea...
The land retains
the status of Māori land. The status of the
land will continue to be Māori land unless
and until the Māori Land Court makes an
order changing the status of the land.
3 A change of ownership of land gives the
recipient of that interest the ownership and
its associated rights (land may be vested
in a trustee, or shares may be vested in
another person).
4 An administrative structure similar to a
company for managing Māori land vested in
it by the M...
The land retains
the status of Māori land. The status of the
land will continue to be Māori land unless
and until the Māori Land Court makes an
order changing the status of the land.
3 A change of ownership of land gives the
recipient of that interest the ownership and
its associated rights (land may be vested
in a trustee, or shares may be vested in
another person).
4 An administrative structure similar to a
company for managing Māori land vested in
it by the M...
The land retains
the status of Māori land. The status of the
land will continue to be Māori land unless
and until the Māori Land Court makes an
order changing the status of the land.
3 A change of ownership of land gives the
recipient of that interest the ownership and
its associated rights (land may be vested
in a trustee, or shares may be vested in
another person).
4 An administrative structure similar to a
company for managing Māori land vested in
it by the M...
Awaiting Client Action or Information
A20190005443 10/06/2019 CJ 2020/7 - Erina Brown or Erina Munro or Lena Munro or Lena Brown or Erina Lena Munro and the James and Erina Brown Whanau Trust - and determination/whanau trust orders made at 143 Napier MB
136 on 10 April 1996 - Application to the Chief Judge
45/93 Deirdre Heleina Brown 1.
It is also called a trust order.
A trust order sets out the general purpose of the trust and
well as the responsibilities, rights, obligations, and
limitations of the trustees.