Standard Ahu Whenua Trust Order with Checklist and Disclaimer
In this order, the term trust land refers to the land owned by the trust, and the term trust property refers to any other assets of the trust.
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Ahu Whenua Trust Order Template 18082025
In this order, the term trust land refers to the land owned by the trust, and the term trust property refers to any other assets of the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Te uru ki te pūkete puka
Access the physical record
You can visit one of our offices to view: current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses orders made by the court or a Registrar – including: title orders (creating Māori land) trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust) succession orders (names of successors to an estate) vesting orders (transfers of shares...
MOJ0217.4E OCT21 Maori Reservations
Owner(s) of shares of land held within a trust. Beneficiaries are also called the beneficial owners. 10.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Rauemi āwhina
Helpful resources
How to constitute an ahu whenua trust or whenua tōpū trust Read the guide here on how to constitute an ahu whenua trust or whenua tōpū trust.
MLC Form 22 Application for succession2
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 (716 kb)
July 2026 National Pānui Māori Land Court
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT 17 1:00 PM AP-20260000005000 338/93 Trustees of the Waiwhetu or Arohanui ki te Tangata Trust Waiwhetu or Arohanui ki te Tangata Marae Reservation Trust - Change the name of the Waiwhetu or Arohanui ki te Tangata reservation Trust to Waiwhetu Marae Reservation, change the name of the Trust to Waiwhetu Marae Trust, redefine the persons for whose use or benefit the reservation is made, replace the existing t...
Documents/Panui/July-2026-National-Panui-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (3.2 mb)
MLC maori reservations english
The minimum number of trustees for a reservation is two people (unless the trustee is a body corporate 7, such as a Māori trust board or a Māori incorporation). A trustee does not have to be an owner in the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
MLC Form 24A Notice of application for change of status from Māori land to General land
That written notice must be filed in the Māori Land Court not later than [date] and should include the grounds on which the member supports or opposes the application.
Te wehe i ō whenua
Divide your land
Wāwāhanga ā-hapū (utu tāpae $228) Hapū partition (filing fee $228) A hapū partition divides the whenua and distributes the new land blocks among the existing owners.