The owners first need to have a meeting at which they:
• agree to set up the trust
• agree which blocks of land or shares should be included in
the trust
• agree to the terms of the draft trust order which sets out
the trustees’ powers, rights and obligations
• nominate trustees
• take accurate minutes.
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 Ac...
For example: if you know the block name, such as Mahanga 1B you can enter that and the words ‘Minute’ or ‘Order’.
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If you want to remove a trustee, you’ll need to provide:
evidence of any meetings called to remove the trustee(s) and the attendance and minutes, and
the details of the trustee or trustees who should be removed and the reasons why.
The Special Aid Fund will not be available to cover any administration or secretarial
support incurred by the lawyer, unless that support is specifically approved by the Court.8
8 For example, to assist in taking minutes at a hui, that the lawyer is appointed to facilitate.
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After the judge, registrar, or mediator makes a decision, you will receive the court minutes and orders which will also be documented in the court record.
Key things to remember when holding a hui:
Tarahiti ā-pānga
Interest based trust
You will need to take accurate minutes from the hui to include:
Names, addresses and contact details of the people who attended.
Before you file your application, make sure you have:
Meeting information:
minutes, attendance lists, and any notices (such as advertisements) for meetings of owners
where the proposed partition was discussed.
You can visit one of our offices to view:
current and historic ownership lists for whenua Māori
minutes of hearings of Court and Registrar decisions
current and historic memorial schedule information recording leases, occupations and other land uses
orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
title orders (creating Māori land)
trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
vesting orders (transfers of shares in Māo...
And it is not a new
phenomenon. Native Land Court minutes from the late nineteenth and early
twentieth centuries often noted that within a few years of title having been
determined, there were difficulties in engaging with the majority of owners.
