This data provides a high-level summary to share with owners, organisations, and government agencies key characteristics of Māori Customary and Māori Freehold Land.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
General powers of Trustees 1.3 The Trustees have the following general powers: (a) all the powers necessary to manage the Trust Property including, in relation to the Trust Property, all the powers of an absolute owner of the property; and (b) all the powers necessary to carry out the terms of the Trust, including powers incidental to those in paragraph (a).
...Application for vesting order Rule 11.13(1), Section 164 (PDF 181 kb) External link Form 31: Agreement to sell or gift interests Rule 11.13(2), Section 164 (PDF 123 kb) External link Form 32: Application to call meeting of owners Rule 11.17, Section 173 (PDF 135 kb) External link Form 33: Confirmation of resolution of assembled owners Rule 11.20, Sections 151 and 175 (PDF 152 kb) External link Form 34: Confirmation of res...
When the land has many owners, it’s important that the costs are shared fairly among everyone.
...and appoint Ngatiini Smith, Ngapera Smith, Te Puhi Smith, Jack Smith and Epiha Smith as responsible trustees 4 10:15 AM AP-20240000002870 18(1)(a)/93 131/93 Deputy Registrar Tokorangi 1B - Determination of status of land and determining the owners of the said land 5 10:30 AM AP-20230000022759 A20190010328 240/93 Maria Perigo Raetihi Y Ahu Whenua Trust – Removal of Robert Wayne Cribb, Tukotahi James Lance Phillips and Gabrielle Teresa Whitu and appoint Tea Paula Teara Baill...
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2024.pdf (1.3 mb)
Trustee responsibilities can include: researching options for the whenua on behalf of owners attending regular trustee meetings to discuss and debate plans for the trust communicating with owners and organising hui for owners or trustees to discuss plans for the whenua visiting the whenua regularly to check on the wellbeing of the land, and working with people involved in the whenua or trust, such as a lessee, accountant, or management team.
They may also call an owner hui where, if necessary, trustees will be replaced or elected.
1 māorilandcourt.co.nz A whānau trust combines some or all the Māori land interests of an owner or owners into a single trust, to be held on behalf of their whānau.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 30 November 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.
1 Notification of applications that have not been finally determined (over 6 months old) 31 August 2024 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule 5.
