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A pūtea trust can:
hold any number of interests from any number of people
have a set group ofbeneficiaries, including the descendants of any person putting their interests in the trust or for the benefit of the hapū, and
have trustees appointed to manage the interests on behalf of the beneficiaries.
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Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply
to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Frustrations have arisen in the utilisation of the land as the estate’s trustees have been unable to make distributions to the beneficiaries (of whom seven are now deceased) without giving some a greater benefit than others.
You can use both documents together by checking the kuputaka tosee te reo Māori translations and then look at the glossary if you want to know what the words mean.
A key area of focus for the Puna Hāpai
work programme has been to identify and develop
mechanisms to support the delivery of some of
the key strategic priorities of the Court.
Applicants should attend the hearing. But if you can’t
attend, you can instruct a solicitor to attend, or arrange for a
member of your family to attend in your place.
Prior to its integration into the Department for Courts
and Ministry of Justice, the Māori Land Court was
part of a section within the Department of Māori
Affairs (often referred to as the court section).
Preferred Class of Alienees: A specified group of people who have an initial right topurchase Māori freehold land when it is alienated/sold under Te Ture Whenua Māori
Act, ahead of all other prospective purchasers.
Eight years have now passed, and that question has continued to be at the forefront of my efforts to help our people, and while I support the vision in its entirety and, yes, I cansee the island, the question that has continued to challenge me is what else is on the island that I cansee?
