Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (204 kb)
Simple and uncontested trust applications Before 6 February 2021 Trust applications are decided by a Māori Land Court judge.
It has also been acknowledged by the Crown in deeds and legislation designed to settle such historical claims.
The fact that a particular relationship falls outside the examples in these guidelines does not automatically mean that there cannot be a reasonable apprehension of bias in the particular circumstances of the case at hand. 3.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Maori-Land-Court-Recusal-Guidelines.pdf (226 kb)
Interest based trusts Tarati whānau (utu tāpae $66) Whānau trust (filing fee $66) A whānau trust combines the interests of a whānau (family) into a single trust.
Currently, the land is effectively held in trust until the owners can receive the land. There are 308 original owners.
An obligation binding the trustee(s) to deal with property over which they have control (the trust property) for the benefit of the beneficiaries.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
The people entitled to act as witness to the signing are set out in the application form • the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14 that manages the land • the value of the shares or interests takes into account the value of all buildings, fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other assets or funds relating to the land • the value of the shares and interests takes into account the relationships or special circumstances of the parties • the purchase money, if any, has been...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The people entitled to act as witness to the signing are set out in the application form • the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14 that manages the land • the value of the shares or interests takes into account the value of all buildings, fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other assets or funds relating to the land • the value of the shares and interests takes into account the relationships or special circumstances of the parties • the purchase money, if any, has been...
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english.pdf (333 kb)
The people entitled to act as witness to the signing are set out in the application form • the transfer is not in breach of any trust 14 that manages the land • the value of the shares or interests takes into account the value of all buildings, fixtures, crops, trees, minerals, and other assets or funds relating to the land • the value of the shares and interests takes into account the relationships or special circumstances of the parties • the purchase money, if any, has been...
Uploads/MLC-transferring-maori-land-shares-english-v2.pdf (333 kb)
