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 (159 kb)
The �nal question asked court users to describe a positive experience with the court: 46% praised sta� and judges for being friendly and professional. 9% reported no positive experiences - either because they had not yet attended a hearing or had none to share. 51 7 20 48 12 30 23 4 16 6 Neither unhelpful nor helpful 58, 27% Very helpful 61, 28% Helpful 47, 21% Unhelpful 21, 10% Very unhelpful 24, 11% Refuse to answer 2, 1%Don’t know 4, 2% Don’t know 92, 42...
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NOTICE CONCERNING A MEETING OF OWNERS OF MĀORI LAND Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District 23 January 2025 TAKE NOTICE that Jennifer Faye Haupapa has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of Section 61B Block IV Waitara S.D (Wairoa Block) seeking: RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1.
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NOTICE CONCERNING A MEETING OF OWNERS OF MĀORI LAND Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, Section 173 In the Māori Land Court of New Zealand Aotea District 23 January 2025 TAKE NOTICE that Jennifer Faye Haupapa has made application to the Māori Land Court at Whanganui for a meeting of Urenui Lot 4B 1B 1B Part Sub 3 Section 24 Block IV Waitara SD seeking: RESOLUTION FOR THE FOLLOWING: 1.
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There are two application types you can file under section 214 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 and rule 12.3 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011 to form a whānau trust.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
SP 10 – 11:00 am AP-20230000029851 Applicant: Marilyn Stephens Subject: Motairehe 1 Marae Application: Injunction pursuant to section 40A of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
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Those entitled to succeed have conferred and wish to vest the interests of the deceased into a whānau trust. If those entitled to succeed do wish to vest the deceased’s interests in a whānau trust, please complete and attach to this application form 23 of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-22-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (826 kb)
However, the title of ownership remains with the trust or management body and the licence can’t be passed on by succession.
Apply online Download the application form Supporting document: Order Template and Checklist - Comprehensive Whānau Trust Tarati kaitiaki (utu tāpae $23) Kaitiaki trust (filing fee $23) A kaitiaki trust is established to hold land interests for a person who: is a minor (under the age of 20) is serving time in prison, or is unable to manage their own affairs due to age or mental/physical disability.
(Sch. 2 cl 5(9) of the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975). This may result in some restrictions on where and what part of the proceedings can be covered by the media.
