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.
Ko tēnei te tiaki whenua motuhake mō te whānau. E whakahuihui ana tēnei tikanga i ngā hea o te whānau i roto i tētahi whenua Māori hei painga mō te whānau me ngā uri kei te heke mai.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-land-trusts-tereo.pdf (754 kb)
Decide on voting threshold for a poll vote (for voting by shareholding) 14.4 This is the standard treatment of whānau trusts that put their shares into ahu whenua trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
With shares held by individuals becoming increasingly fractionated but shares held in whānau trusts being relatively stable, I foresee a time when these whānau trusts will be major shareholders in trusts and incorporations.
Since 1 July 1993, shares in a Māori incorporation are deemed to be interests in Māori land and unless there’s an exemption, they’re treated the same as Māori land interests. Whānau trusts A whānau trust can be set up at the time of succession.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
The enclosed terms of trust are an example of a COMPREHENSIVE trust order which you may use for your whānau trust.
Kei ngā Ture i muri mai ngā whakamāramatanga mō tēnei āhuatanga. 9 8 Ngā hea e puritia ana e te pūtea trust/ whānau trust Mehemea e puritia ana ngā hea ki roto i te rōpū kaitiaki pūtea, te rōpū kaitiaki whānau rānei, me whakauru atu ngā ingoa o ngā trusts 14 ki te rēhita hea, me ngā ingoa tāngata nō rātou te whenua.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-tereo.pdf (949 kb)
Trustees of whānau trusts vote on behalf of the beneficiaries18 of those shares.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)