Use this form to appoint, remove, or replace trustee or change the number of trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust, Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-38-Application-to-add-reduce-replace-or-remove-trustees-202104.pdf (142 kb)
Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenua trust, a whānau trust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiaki trust, or an incorporation - key governance skills and capabilities are required.
These years have not been without challenges – introducing Pātaka Whenua was a transformative yet difficult transition, par- ticularly for landowners, whānau, applicants, and other users of the Court’s services.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2024-Matariki-2025.pdf (16 mb)
Aotea PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Whanganui Māori Land Court Ingestre Chambers 74 Ingestre Street Whanganui Wednesday 16 August 2023 Judge A H C Warren PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SAug16/2 4:00PM AP-20230000027410 A20200003623 231/93 Verna Jean Sno...
Documents/Panui/SAug16-2-Rangioma-Dick-Barrett-Review-Trust.pdf (86 kb)
Aotea PĀNUI He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i nga tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai A Special Sitting At Whanganui Māori Land Court Ingestre Chambers 74 Ingestre Street Whanganui Wednesday 16 August 2023 Judge A H C Warren PANUI NO: TIME: APPLICATION NO: SECTION: APPLICANT: SUBJECT: SAug16/1 2:00PM AP-20230000030878 A20200010482 231/93 Brian T...
Documents/Panui/SAug16-1-Te-Watene-Rihara-Review-of-Trust.pdf (88 kb)
You can apply if you are: • the owner of the Māori land shares to be transferred • the person who will receive the Māori land shares • a trustee for either of the people mentioned above. The applicant, or counsel for the applicant, must sign the application for the vesting order.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
The rapid pace of Treaty settlements has created challenges for the Tribunal, and the number of the applications in the Māori Land Court continues to rise as well.
A few things we can offer assistance with are: General enquiries Filing of applications Successions Whānau Trust Ahu Whenua Trusts Māori Reservations Māori Incorporations Partitions Occupations Trustee training on request For further information or to make a booking please contact the office on (03) 962 4900 or mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz
A few things we can offer assistance with are: General enquiries Filing of applications Successions Whānau Trust Ahu Whenua Trusts Māori Reservations Māori Incorporations Partitions Occupations Trustee training on request For further information or to make a booking please contact the office on (03) 962 4900 or mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz
We can help you to set up trusts and incorporations to manage your whenua or hold land interests on behalf of your whānau.
