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Contact information: Māori Land Court – Te Waipounamu Phone: (03) 962 4900 Email mlcsilna@justice.govt.nz Outstanding Original Owners Tame Norton Mehiria T Norton Alice Elizabeth Norton Maud Emma Norton Teone T Norton Tiemi Norton Nare Norton Hana T Norton Bertha (Pata) Norton Tame Parii Norton Hemi Pateriki Norton Meri Norton Maraki Norton Heni Hohipine Norton Hae Peka Norton Taini Norton Kataraina Pohata Hohaia Poharama Haora Wi Poharama Haora Poharama T...

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This new Act sets out the core principles and default rules for trusts, including trusts created under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)

In August 2020, the Government passed targeted changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 to simplify the legal processes for owning, occupying and using Māori land.

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Aligning trust procedures to changes in the Act You should update your procedures as necessary to reflect the changes to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)

Trusts can be 'interest based' or 'land based'. Interest based trusts hold interests (or shares in Māori land blocks, while ‘land based’ trusts may manage a Māori land block or blocks  on behalf of landowners.

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Approximately 58 per cent of Māori land is currently held by governance entities provided for under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

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Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.

Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (110 kb)

Provision was made for that in the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, which allowed for whenua tōpu trusts.

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Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.

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Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Changes effective from 6 February 2021 11 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Amendments to Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 About Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 Te Ture Whenua Māori Act is the primary legislation for Māori land.

Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Amendments-to-Te-Ture-Whenua-Maori-Act-1993-December-2020.pdf (891 kb)