Often this was at the request of the owners, who wanted to have their land split up into smaller sections so it could be better managed for farming, or divided into house sites, marae reserves and so on.
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The interests are not split between them – they are co-owners. If one owner dies, the other joint tenant(s) automatically succeed to the interest that the deceased joint tenant held.
Granting a lease The Māori incorporation can grant a lease of any land it holds, but any lease over Māori freehold land for a term of more than 52 years must be agreed to by a resolution passed by the shareholders owning at least 50 percent of the shares and approved by the Māori Land Court.
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Granting a lease The Māori incorporation can grant a lease of any land it holds, but any lease over Māori freehold land for a term of more than 52 years must be agreed to by a resolution passed by the shareholders owning at least 50 percent of the shares and approved by the Māori Land Court.
GRANTING A LEASE The Māori incorporation can grant a lease of any land it holds, but any lease over Māori freehold land for a term of more than 52 years must be agreed to by a resolution passed by the shareholders owning at least 50 percent of shares and approved by the MLC. 9.
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DUTY TO CALL MEETINGS Calling General Meetings and Special Meetings 9.1 The Trustees must call a General Meeting of the Beneficial Owners at least once every [__] year[s]. 13 9.2 The Trustees must also call a Special Meeting of the Beneficial Owners within 3 months of receiving written notice requesting that a Special Meeting be held that is signed by at least [______] Beneficial Owners ([___] percent of the Beneficial Owners) and which states the purpose of the Specia...
Setting up an incorporation Previously, landowners seeking to form an incorporation need to show that owners with not less than 15 percent of shares in the Māori land consented to the proposal.
Figure [3] – Throughput for the Māori Appeallate Court as at 31 May 2023 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% National Waikato - Maniapoto Waiariki Te Waipounamu Tākitimu Taitokerau Tairāwhiti Te Whakamaene Pre-Application Pre-Court At Court Post Court Orders Entry Registration 0 1 2 3 4 5 Jun 22 Jul 22 Aug 22 Sept 22 Oct 22 Nov 22 Dec 22 Jan 23 Feb 23 Mar 23 Apr 23 May 23 MAC Appeals Created Disposed 24 Figure [2] – Phase of applica...
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Consider the following facts: Most land that Māori owned has gone. Only roughly five percent of Aotearoa is now Māori land. Most Māori land is rural and much of it is remote.
If the trust is a Māori reservation, and a vote on an issue is evenly split, the chairperson has the deciding vote in accordance with Regulation 17(h) of the Māori Reservations Regulations 1994.
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