Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Before 6 February 2021 A beneficiary of a whānau trust is not able to apply for an occupation order to use trust land for housing purposes.
Before 6 February 2021 A beneficiary of a whānau trust is not able to apply for an occupation order to use trust land for housing purposes.
This trust order sets out the rules for how the trustees do that.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Only in special circumstances will a Māori reservation be set aside for anyone other than the whānau, hapū, and iwi traditionally associated with that particular land.
Roadways roadways are covered by sections 316 to 326 of the act, which provides for setting up, cancelling, and changing roadways. roadways that will connect to a state highway need the consent of Transit new Zealand before they are formed.
Roadways roadways are covered by sections 316 to 326 of the act, which provides for setting up, cancelling, and changing roadways. roadways that will connect to a state highway need the consent of Transit new Zealand before they are formed.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
Interest based trusts Tarati whānau (utu tāpae $68) Whānau trust (filing fee $68) A whānau trust combines the interests of a whānau (family) into a single trust.
The Registrar may, on receiving your notification, arrange for the application to be set down for a formal hearing before a judge.
Documents/Panui/0323323-Ministry-of-Justice_National-Panui-May-2023-PROOF.pdf (823 kb)
An order of the Māori Land Court that sets out: the objectives of a trust; the powers, obligations and rights of trustees; and the rights of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3. Where the title to the land is vested in a Māori land trust (e.g. an Ahu Whenua Trust or a Whānau Trust) the trustees can approve a mortgage against the land subject to any restrictions in the trust order (ss 147 and 150A of the Act)
WHĀNAU TRUST Select the statement that applies.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (722 kb)