Trust: New Zealand: sourced answers
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Trusts Act 2019, in force 30.01.2021
«New Zealand society and the economy. It’s estimated there are currently between 300,000 and 500,000 trusts in Aotearoa. The new Trusts Act 2019 (the Act) will take effect on 30 January 2021. The Act updates and improves the law governing trusts for the first time in more than 60 years. It will apply to all existing trusts in New Zealand, as well as any trust created»
Source: justice.govt.nz · source copy as of 2026-10-03
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