This trust order is drafted to allow the trustees to purchase land, but not to sell it. That is because most Māori trusts focus on retaining land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/1128623-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-January-2024-web.pdf (3.1 mb)
Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).
(e) As soon as reasonably practicable after the house is established on the Site, the Occupier shall apply to the Māori Land Court pursuant to section 18(1)(a) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 for an order determining that the house is owned by the Occupier.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
The duty to be active includes the requirement that a Trustee apply to the Māori Land Court for directions without delay when they notice that one or more of the other Trustees has or is going to commit a breach of trust.
Occupying or building on Māori land is one of the most common uses and it enables whānau to connect with their whenua.
You can combine Māori land, general land, or both, regardless of size, shape, location, or status.
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/Maori-Land-Court-National-Panui-August-2024.pdf (1.3 mb)
For more information, please contact your local Mäori Land Court office.
Documents/Panui/0111324-Ministry-of-Justice_Panui-March-2024.pdf (1 mb)
