The process for constituting an ahu whenua or whenua tōpū trust is similar. Both trust types are land management trusts involving one or more Māori freehold land blocks (and in some cases, general land owned by Māori).
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Under rule 6.6 of the Mäori Land Court Rules 2011, the following applications may be decided without notice and without formal hearing.
Documents/Panui/0111324-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-March-2024.pdf (1 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP22 10:00 AM AP-20260000002993 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Otautu 5C Ahu Whenua Trust Review of the Otautu 5C Ahu Whenua Trust SP23 10:05 AM AP-20260000003636 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Motukawa 2B9B Trust Review of the Motukawa 2B9B Trust SP24 10:10 AM AP-20260000008011 239/93 Māori Trustee He whakarerekētanga ki ngā tarahitī mō Ngatimanuhiakai 10B Trust...
Former Judge Layne Harvey discusses the appointment of trustees to Māori land trusts, the ability, experience, knowledge, and acceptability of the nominees.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP5 12:10 PM AP-20260000000432 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Ngatitu 14A Ahu Whenua Trust Review of the Ngatitu 14A Ahu Whenua Trust SP6 12:10 PM AP-20260000005144 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Ngatitara 17 Trust Review of the Ngatitara 17 Trust SP7 12:10 PM AP-20260000000431 231/93 Māori Trustee He arotakenga i te Ngatimanuhiakai 8B Trust Review of the Ngat...
We get a small amount of dividend payments each year and a tax return has to be prepared. Our trust order requires the trust to be reviewed every five years by the Māori Land Court.
There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (159 kb)
Trusts (Note: The term trusts includes all types of management structure, including Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations and non-Māori Land Court created structures or organisations but it does not include agencies or agents) Rohe # Trusts # Blks with Trusts # Blks no Trusts Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha) Taitokerau 1,095 1,492 3,918 88,814.9986 (60%) 59,152....
Documents/Maori-Land-Updates/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)
Trusts (Note: The term trusts includes all types of management structure, including Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori Incorporations and non-Māori Land Court created structures or organisations but it does not include agencies or agents) Rohe # Trusts # Blks with Trusts # Blks no Trusts Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha) Taitokerau 1,095 1,492 3,918 88,814.9986 (60%) 59,152....
Documents/Maori-Land-Data/Maori-Land-Update-2015.pdf (213 kb)
