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Nā reira, ko
ngā whenua o te Karauna, he whenua nō te
rangatira whai mana.
3 He pito whenua kua whakawehea, ā, kua
whakatahatia mō tētahi kaupapa motuhake.
4 He hapū, he whānau rānei e hono ana ki te
tipuna kotahi.
5 He pepa kua whakaritea, ā, kua hainatia e
te kooti hei whakamana i te whakahau a te
kaiwhakawā o taua kooti.
6 He tangata kua tohua hei māngai whenua
mō ngā kaipupuri, ngā kaiwhiwhi hua rānei.
Mēnā ka mate tētahi, ka taka mai
ōna rawa katoa ki te mea e ora tonu nei.
He whakamārama
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Ka āhei te tono mō ngā whenua Māori
katoa, ngā whiwhinga hea kaporeihana, kei
ngā rohe katoa.
The titles remain
separate, but there is only one common
ownership list for all aggregated land (refer
to section 308 of the Act).
5 A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a
common ancestor.
6 A tract of land set aside for a community
purpose when land is subdivided.
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instance, they may own block a and also
have an interest in block B.
Me āta pānui te hui me ana pūtake.
3 Kōrero ki ngā kairīhi, mēnā he kairīhi.
Me rapu rawa he whakaaetanga ā-tuhi
mō tō tono mai i ngā kairīhi.
4 Kōrero ki ngā kairangahau wāwāhi.
The beneficiaries
hold their individual shares in the land as
beneficial owners.
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Where a vesting order is sought to gift
Māori land shares that have a value of
over $2,000, the owner of the shares will
need to give evidence, either in Court or
in a written affidavit 13 or declaration, to
support the application.
To find out more about how to set up a trust, visit
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and-
incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation/
Types of trustees
The Act recognises 3 types of trustee.
RESPONSIBLE TRUSTEES
Responsible trustees are responsible for:
• carrying out the terms of the trust order
• administering and managing the business of the trust
• preserving the assets of the trust
• collecting and distributing the trust’s income.
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 subtribe or kin group that is linked by a common ancestor.
4.
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. When the High Court appoints a person to administer the estate of a deceased
person (generally where there is no will or if the will does not name an executor),
the Court’s authority for that person to act is given in a grant of letters of
administration.
4.
When the High Court appoints an administrator, the Court
issues a grant of letters of administration.
4. A grant of administration from the High Court is generally required to enable
the assets of a deceased person to be transferred to those entitled to the assets.
