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)
(The provisions of the Māori Purposes (Wi Pere Trust) Act 1991 override the provisions of the Adoption Act 1955.)
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
The current 1993 Act (Te Ture Whenua Māori/Māori Land Act 1993), by contrast, saw a significant widening of the Court’s jurisdiction.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-150-years-of-the-Maori-Land-Court.pdf (11 mb)
Use this form to indicate that you consent to be appointed as a trustee for any trust involving the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Document-B1-Consent-trustee.pdf (202 kb)
A te reo Māori resource for words used in the Māori Land Court and the Waitangi Tribunal Ngā Kupu Māori mō te Kooti Whenua Māori me te Rōpū Whakamana i te Tiriti o Waitangi acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai acting impartially mahi i runga i te tōkeke active (as in inquir...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (23 mb)
When you submit an application, you’ll need to include information about the trust and trustees. The Court will review: day-to-day management of the trust financial management of the trust documentation of the trust, and the terms of the trust.
Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust We have started working with Te Hiku Iwi Development Trust, formed by Ngāi Takoto, Te Apōuri, and Te Rarawa, on developing a joint action plan.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet).
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
The Māori Land Court operates under the provisions of the Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (referred to as ‘the Act’ throughout this booklet).
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)
