Māori landowners can use, develop, and manage their land and ensure benefits for all owners. An ahu whenua trust:
holds the trustees legally responsible for the management of the land, and
uses a Māori Land Court-approved trust order, which sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees and beneficial owners.
(2) If the agreement is executed in New Zealand, the signature of the transferor must be attested by an independent person aged 20 years or more
(not being a member of the transferor’s immediate family or an owner in the land being alienated) who must, print below his or her signature,
his or her full name, occupation and residential address
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NOTICE TO OWNERS
SUBJECT OF APPLICATION - BLOCK / DECEASED / OTHER MATTER:
(Please state name and block number of land, Māori incorporation, person or other matter in resp...
(2) The following matters must be set out in the application:
(a) in respect of the order or certificate of confirmation that is the subject of the application,—
(i) the date of the order or certificate; and
(ii) a description of the land affected; and
(iii) the names of the owners affected or, in the case of succession, the name of the deceased:
(b) in respect of the mistake or omission sought to be corrected,—
(i) a statement of the nature of the mistake or om...
Approximately 42 per cent of Māori land is not under any governance entity. In some instances this is because the land has only one or just a few owners, or because the land is unsuitable for any form of development and owners have decided to leave it in its natural state.
(k) Landowner(s): [insert the names of the owners of the Parent Block or
the name of the existing management structure (in the case of a trust, name the
current trustees, followed by “as trustees of the [name of trust]”)]
(l) Maximum Occupants: [Twelve (12)] people.
• 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.
