If the trustees acquire further land or other assets for the purposes of the trust, that land becomes trust land, and the other assets become trust property.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
On this page Applying for succession Succession application types Succession and whāngai Succession with no living descendants Succession with a living husband, wife, or partner Māori freehold land can be owned by one owner or several owners and in some cases, there might be hundreds of owners in one block or title of land.
On this page Requesting a remote court sitting The required software and technology Remote court sitting protocols Requesting a remote court sitting If you would like to attend your court hearing remotely, please let us know as soon as possible so that we can make arrangements on our end.
Currently, the land is held in trust until the owners can receive the land.
On this page Upcoming trustee training Current trustee training roster We offer online training to help trustees better understand their duties and legal obligations, and how to run trusts successfully.
A mortgage or loan may be acquired by: the sole owner of a Māori land block all the owners of a Māori land block acting together the trustees of a Māori land block who are empowered to raise finance against the block, or a Māori Incorporation which holds Māori land.
A whenua tōpū trust can also hold non-land assets, such as houses, vehicles, or general land interests.
Special fixtures are arranged and advertised in accordance with the provisions of the Mäori Land Court Rules and they may not necessarily be listed in this publication.
Documents/Panui/0724024-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-September-2024-web.pdf (1.3 mb)
Here-Turi-Kökä / AUGUST 2023 - NATIONAL PÄNUI 65 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington August 2023 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 7th of June 2023, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Mäori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and have yet t...
Documents/Panui/MoJ-National-Panui-August-2023-CR-APP.pdf (215 kb)
Updated interim list of owners of the Toitoi SILNA Block Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District (South Island Landless Natives Act 1906) The Māori Land Court has released an updated working list of potential owners entitled to the Toitoi Land (Crown Land Block VIII Lords River Survey District) under Section 15 of Ngāi Tahu Deed of Settlement 1997.
