Any benefit derived from the trust are used to fund Māori Community Purposes (mostly charitable) as defined by section 218 of Te Ture Whenua Act 1993.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
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)
Māori bodies in addition to Te Tumu Paeroa (the Māori Trustee), such as Post Settlement Governance Entities and Māori trusts and incorporations, will be eligible to undertake the role.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
This is a new right inserted by Te Ture Whenua Māori Amendment Act 2020.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2023-Glossary-of-terms.pdf (278 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.
Name Gender Age Postal Address 6 Rangi Te Mete M 12 1 Smith Street, Tauranga 6 Waimarie Te Mete F 9 1 Smith Street, Tauranga No.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
In 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.
Mā tēnei ka whai mana te papa kāinga i raro i te ture, kātahi te Kooti ka āhei ki te tuku whakahau hei tohu trust 6 hei whakahaere i te papa kāinga nei.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-tereo.pdf (387 kb)
You must own an interest in the land or be the beneficiary of a whānau trust that owns an interest in the land. The title of ownership remains with the landowners, but the occupation order may be passed on by succession.
In 2023, successors to the Hāwea-Wānaka block voted for interim representation, through a process facilitated by Te Arawhiti (Te Tari Whakatau) and Te Puni Kōkiri.
