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The changes affect all trusts,
including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court
(such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānautrusts) and existing
trusts established before the law came into force.
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Resources
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Your trust's responsibilities
Read about the responsibilities of Māori land trusts on Tupu.nz.
For example, an
application for succession will require a
death certificate, any grant of administration
(probate 2 or letters of administration 3) or the
original will, minutes of a whānau meeting if
a whānautrust is required and consents of
the proposed trustees.
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[NAME OF MARAE] Marae Charter
1 Name and location
1.1 The name of the marae is [ ] Marae.
1.2 It is located at [ ].
1.3 The land on which the marae sits is a Māori Reservation set aside for the purpose of [STATE PURPOSE
EXPRESSED WHEN THE RESERVATION WAS MADE].
2 Purpose
2.1 This charter is made under the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994 to set out clearly the purpose of the marae
and the role of the marae trustees in managing and running it.
2.2 The function an...
In recognition of the principles of the Act that land is taonga
tuku iho, of special significance, and to promote the retention
of the land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and
hapū, the judges usually require that an owner wishing to gift
or sell an interest first consult with their children and whānau.
However, the trustees must have the power to grant
licences to occupy in their trust order. The trust order may
also limit who may apply and impose any conditions.