For
information about granting confirmation
of an instrument of alienation 1 or about
transfers of whole blocks of Māori land,
please contact a Māori Land Court office
(see page 6 for your nearest office).
2
Use of vesting orders
Except when Māori land 2 is vested 3 in a
Māori incorporation 4, Māori land shares can
only be transferred by a vesting order 5 made
by the Māori Land Court.
See Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
2. The traditional Māori tribal hierarchy and social order made up of hapū (kin
groups) and whānau (family groups), having a founding ancestor and territorial
(tribal) boundaries.
3.
A claim or liability attached to property, for example a lease, a mortgage or a
charge.
2. When the High Court confirms the appointment of an executor to administer the
will of a deceased person, the authority for that person to act is given in a grant of
probate.
3.
The legal ownership of property and the legal evidence of a person’s ownership
rights.
2. A person who receives, as of right, a share of a deceased person’s estate.
3.
(g) Any costs incurred by the appointment of a private mediator will be shared
equally between the parties unless agreed otherwise.
Step 3- Determination by the Māori Land Court
(h) If mediation does not resolve the dispute, or the mediation is not completed
within the stated timeframe for Step 2, then the parties may file relevant
applications with the Māori Land Court.
To determine for how
long the first seven trustees will serve, at their first meeting they will draw from a hat numbers 1, 2 or 3 (with
the hat containing two Is, two 2s, and three 3s).
3.7 If any trustee resigns before serving a full term, or if a trustee passes away, the chairperson may either fill the
vacancy by calling on the candidate with the next highest number of votes at the last election or wait until the
next general meeting for the position to be filled by a newl...
Term Description
1 1.1 Trust Name
1.2 Tipuna Name
1.3 The Beneficiaries of the Trust
2 3.1 The minimum and maximum number of Trustees
3 3.7 and
Schedule 1
Default Trustee duties
4 4.1(b) The frequency of general meetings
6 7.1 The frequency of reviews of trust
MĀORI LAND COURT
STANDARD WHĀNAU TRUST ORDER
1
INTRODUCTION
A.