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Legislative changes affecting trusts
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Updated provisions for removing a trustee
The Act now allows for the Māori Land Court to remove a
trustee if it is satisfied that they have lost the capacity to
perform their functions as a trustee, or that their removal is
desirable for the proper execution of the trust (for example
because they repeatedly refuse or fail to act as a trustee, they
become an undischarged bankrupt, or they are no longer...
The early history of individualisation leading to land dispossession and alienation and the impact this system of tenure wrought on Māori society has been rehearsed time and time again before the Waitangi Tribunal. It has also been acknowledged by the Crown in deeds and legislation designed to settle such historical claims.
Eleven out of these thirteen judges are Māori, and all judges have extensive experience in Māori land and Treaty of Waitangi legal matters. Five out of the thirteen judges on the bench are women – Chief Judge Isaac has recently noted that such a gender balance does not exist on any other Court bench in New Zealand outside of the Supreme Court.
The
changes are effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021.
The changes are some practical and technical changes to the legislation, so that it works
better for landowners and supports the Māori Land Court to operate efficiently.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP10 1:00PM AP-20250000010206 231/93 Cheryll Watson He arotakenga i te Puketiti No 5D
Trust
Review of the Puketiti No 5D Trust
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History
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About the SILNA blocks
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) History
Following the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, the Crown negotiated 10 large-scale purchases of land from Ngāi Tahu whereby 3,450,000 acres of land, almost the entire land base of the iwi, was sold for £14,750.
More recently, whenua tōpū trusts have been used as a holding trust for the settlement of Treaty of Waitangi claims. A whenua tōpū trust:
can include one or more Māori land blocks, or general land owned by Māori
can include a wide range of beneficiaries, for example, a community, hapū or iwi in a specific area
makes the land trustees legally responsible for managing the land
has a Court-approved trust order that sets out the rights and responsibilities of the trustees
requires that...
Waiariki
PĀNUI
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mohiotia ai ka tu Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawa, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o nga tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
Special Hearing
Māori Land Court
Hauora House, 1143 Haupapa Street,
Rotorua
Or via Zoom - Meeting ID: 851 0825 3828 |
Passcode: 024235
Tuesday, 19 December 2023
Judge T M Wara presiding
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10:00AM AP-20230000024599 240/93 Te Otimi James Hill,
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