Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 December 2020
Whenua Māori Programme There are 1.4 million hectares of Māori freehold land in Aotearoa, with much of that whenua held by multiple owners.
Whenua Māori Programme There are 1.4 million hectares of Māori freehold land in Aotearoa, with much of that whenua held by multiple owners.
The primary purpose of both meetings will be to discuss: • The Mouri Tūroa project and opportunities available for owners of the above blocks; • Options to enable Mouri Tūroa to complete the proposed work, including but not restricted to: o A limited powers Ahu Whenua Trust over some or all of the above clusters of blocks, and election of trustee(s); o The appointment of an agent to represent the owners of some or all of...
Documents/Landowner-notices/Notice-for-Mouri-Turoa-project-23-September-2023.pdf (209 kb)
They are now recognised as representative of Māori owners utilising land for residential purposes in dealings with local authorities and have achieved fairer provision in district plans for the residential development of Māori land.
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.
• Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust. It’s designed to promote the use and administration of the land in the interest of the owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
This also means the land can’t be gifted or sold outside of the existing owners.
Where land is vested in trustees, the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Its purpose is to facilitate and promote the use and administration of Māori freehold land 1 on behalf of the owners.
Its purpose is to facilitate and promote the use and administration of Māori freehold land 1 on behalf of the owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
The authority given by an owner of an interest in land to another person to vote on their behalf.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)