This type of trust is also used for receiving Crown land4 as part of any settlement. Ahu whenua and whenua tōpū trusts are land management trusts and generally involve whole blocks of land
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Soon we will have left the transition part of the path towards a more efficient customer service behind us.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
Notably Chief Justice Elias, as she then was, stated in her dissenting judgement in Takamore v Clarke2 that “Maori custom according to tikanga is therefore part of the values of the New Zealand common law”.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
CHANGES TO A RESERVATION After a Māori reservation has been established, it can: • be cancelled, in full or part • have its purpose varied • have additional land included • have the beneficiaries varied.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
This may affect a shareholder who wants to transfer only part of their shares to the incorporation. Gifts or transfers made under section 264 of the Act below this minimum can be refused by the incorporation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
The person who sells or parts with the interest in the land. 12. An agreement between two parties that is intended to be enforceable at law.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
The records of the Māori Land Court are primarily a public record. Suppression of part of that record needs to be granted by a Judge.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 kb)
SURVEY An easement should be surveyed, either as part of the partition plan or specifically for the purpose of the easement.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
Types of trusts Under Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, there are 5 types of trusts
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Types of trusts Under Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, there are 5 types of trusts
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
