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I am currently the judge for Te Waipounamu in the MāoriLand Court. I am also presiding over a number of urgent inquiries in the Waitangi Tribunal, which has never been busier.
Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māoriland. That information makes up the MāoriLand Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
If there is no
quorum, the meeting may not proceed.
MāoriLand Court
3.21 The trustees must advise the MāoriLand Court of the names of the trustees elected at any general meeting.
3.22 The election of trustees is subject to confirmation by the MāoriLand Court.
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In your application you’ll need to provide:
written consents of the trustees
written consents of the beneficiaries
evidence of a properly notified meeting(s) held to terminate the trust, and
a schedule of land to be removed from the trust and to who those shares will be transferred
If you apply to terminate a trust which was set up under section 132(6) of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act (Māori customary land being managed by another Māoriland trust), the...
