The Māori Land Court must confirm any trust order you decide upon (sections 219 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template.pdf (398 kb)
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.
Māori Land Trusts includes a section on whānau and pūtea trusts.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Types of trusts Under Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, there are 5 types of trusts
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Types of trusts Under Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, there are 5 types of trusts
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
Types of trusts Under Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, there are 5 types of trusts
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
There are two main pieces of legislation to consider: the Trusts Act 2019 and the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 .
In either case, however, any adopted child (or that child’s children or grandchildren) is not entitled to succeed to any interest in the Wi Pere Trust greater than a life interest, unless he or she is also related by blood to Wi Pere (note that provisions of Section 2 of the Māori Purposes Act 1991, relating to the Wi Pere Trust Estate, override the provisions of the Adoption Act 1955).
In either case, however, any adopted child (or that child’s children or grandchildren) is not entitled to succeed to any interest in the Wi Pere Trust greater than a life interest, unless he or she is also related by blood to Wi Pere (note that provisions of Section 2 of the Māori Purposes Act 1991, relating to the Wi Pere Trust Estate, override the provisions of the Adoption Act 1955).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
Trustees of pūtea trusts don’t have the power to vote. Voting for pūtea trusts is carried out by the owners who contributed shares to the trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
