Factsheet Legislative changes supporting housing initiatives web version
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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MLC Form 20 Certificate by administrator
on intestacy pursuant to section 108(5) or 109 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. on intestacy under the Administration Act 1969.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-20-Certificate-by-administrator.pdf (378 kb)
Template Comprehensive Whanau Trust Order Final Version 30 June 2020
Where the default duties listed in Schedule 1 conflict with provisions made in Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993, the duty has been amended or expressly excluded.
Factsheet Legislative changes affecting trusts
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.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-Legislative-changes-affecting-trusts.pdf (303 kb)
Factsheet for landowners Trustee Act
Trusts still need to have regard to provisions for trusts in Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. Why make this change?
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Factsheet-for-landowners-Trustee-Act.pdf (68 kb)
Discussion on leases and licenses over Māori Reservation land
01 Apr 2012 | NewsHowever, “alienation” is broadly defined in Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. For instance, an alienation includes the making or grant of any lease, licence, easement, mortgage or charge or any kind of encumbrance or trust in respect of the land in the reservation.
Discussion on residential utilisation of multiply owned Māori land
01 Jun 2012 | NewsThere have, of course, been numerous ahu whenua trust orders with composite whānau trust-administered areas created since Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 gave statutory recognition to shareholdings within blocks according to discrete whakapapa groups.
Discussion on Māori Governance
01 Feb 2013 | NewsApproximately 58 per cent of Māori land is currently held by governance entities provided for under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. The Māori Land Court receives on average 1,600 applications per year in relation to the establishment and management of trusts and incorporations.
Discussion on the (now completed) Māori Freehold Land Registration Project
01 Feb 2012 | NewsIn addition, there were requirements in Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993 and previous legislation for the transmittal of Māori Land Court orders as to title, which had not been consistently applied.
Aorere – Accretion, determination of status, and ownership of land
01 Nov 2024 | NewsThis is the narrative of a piece of land in Te Tau Ihu – Aorere. It sets out how Judge Reeves dealt with an application for accretion and for determination of ownership, where ownership records had not been maintained for over 100 years.