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118 Tairawhiti MB 60
MAORI LAND COURT
Place Gishorne
Present C L Fox Acting Chief Judge
A Nyman Clerk of the Court
D Kennedy Court assistant
Date 4 May 2023
Panui No SP1 Application No A20230008312
Subject Appointment of Maon Trustee as Agent to assess damage from Cyclone
Gabrielle
Legislation Section 183(6)(f) and (h) Te Ture Whenua Maori Act 1993
Also Greg Shaw (Te Tumu Paeroa) Martin Eadie (Te Tumu Paeroa)
Present
Detallsof the applicant are as follows
Applicant Address
Maor ...
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Succession and Trust application forms
External link
Form 20: Certificate by administrator
Rule 10.2(3), Sections 111 or 113
(PDF 85 kb)
External link
Form 21: Succession (grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(2)(a), Sections 113 and 117
(PDF 919 kb)
External link
Form 22: Succession (no grant of administration)
Rule 10.2(1),(2), Sections 113 and 118
(PDF 216 kb)
External link
Form
Complete documents together
At the hui, it is useful to complete:
• Form B1 – consent to be appointed as trusteeforms
• written consents for vesting interests
• draft trust order
This ensures everyone understands and agrees with the documents.
Consents of all beneficiaries to an estate must be filed.
2. Consents of all trustees must be filed.
3. Consents must be evidenced by-
a. completion of this form; or
b. consent at a family meeting evidenced by minutes of that meeting; or
c. completion and production of separate forms of consent.
4.
An application to constitute a whānau trust was filed in 2004 and eventually heard in February of 2005. A whānau trust was formed at that stage with myself and two cousins being appointed as trustees.
MLC application forms can be obtained from our offices, offsite
clinics or from our website, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/
apply/fees-and-forms
To find out more about how to set up a trust, go online to
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and-
incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation
Types of trustees
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act recognises three types of trustees.
