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An ahu whenua trust: holds the trustees legally responsible for the management of the land, and uses a Māori Land Court-approved trust order, which sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees and beneficial owners.

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Good governance is the key From the experiences of Māori Land Court Judges, good governance is the key to effective utilisation of Māori land held in multiple ownership.

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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/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)

Do you want discretionary power included in your trust order to allow income to be applied to Māori community purposes? YES NO 4. Names of Trustees to be appointed: Name Address Email Signed (by proposed trustee) Name Address Email Signed (by proposed trustee) Name Your application may be heard by a Registrar and you will not need to attend court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (110 kb)

Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (265 kb)

Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (121 kb)

GENERAL LAND OWNED BY MĀORI General land is a land which is owned by a Māori or by a group of people majority of whom are Māori.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)

The Māori Land Court automatically sends a copy of all orders affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to keep land records up to date.

Uploads/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

The Māori Land Court automatically sends a copy of all orders affecting ownership to the Māori Trustee to keep land records up to date.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)

Use this form to apply to the Court for a partition of Māori Land or the combined partition of Māori and General Land to separate out owner’s shares into new land titles.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-39-Application-for-a-partition.pdf (194 kb)