Trustees who invest trust funds must be prudent when investing and seek expert financial advice. More information To find out more about trusts and trustees' duties, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations Or you can visit your local MLC office or attend an offsite clinic.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
(vii) Additional information – if you find that there is not enough room on the form to provide all the information you need to supply continue your application on a separate sheet of paper.
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Māori authorities Visit IRD's website to find out more about becoming a Māori authority. Kaitakawaenga Māori Speak to a Kaitakawaenga Māori at IRD.
Pātaka Whenua Our online portal Visit Pātaka Whenua to find information about your whenua, search the court record, or send us an application or enquiry.
If a water service provider asks for the landowner’s permission to enter the whenua and there is a disagreement, the provider and landowners go through an internal review process try and find a solution. If the landowner does not take part or the review turns into a dispute, the water service provider can appeal to the Māori Land Court for a decision under section 166(4)(b) of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 .
The new technology allows you to submit applications and enquiries online, find maps, and search ownership information online wherever you may be.
Yet we know that a large number of te iwi Māori have yet to discover their own language.
In Pātaka Whenua, landowners can find information about their whenua, search the court record, and apply to the court directly online.
Tōku Whenua Reports Te Puni Kōkiri provide Tōku Whenua reports, which can help you find out what's possible for your whenua. Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand Toitū te Whenua hold information about historical transfers, surveying titles, or land that has been converted to general land.
Ko ngā mahi ka āheitia ko ngā ritenga e pā ana ki ngā mahi hauora, ngā mahi ā-iwi, ngā mahi tikanga ā-iwi, me ngā mahi mātauranga o te iwi Māori.
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