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Within te ao Māori, rangatiratanga can embody the authority of a rangatira (a Chief) but importantly also
that of the people, being the whānau (family), hapū (sub-tribe) and iwi (tribe).
Delegations of authority
6.1 A chairperson who cannot attend a meeting may delegate the role to another trustee.
6.2 The trustees may co-opt people to assist them with any aspect of business, but a co-opted member may not
vote.
Subcommittees
6.3 The trustees may appoint subcommittees to oversee any aspect of Marae business.
6.4 At the time of appointing a subcommittee, the trustees shall set out in writing the terms of reference.
6.5 At least one trustee shall sit on any su...
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 whānau trust is required and consents of
the proposed trustees.
Interest based trusts
Tarati whānau (utu tāpae $66)
Whānau trust (filing fee $66)
A whānau trust combines the interests of a whānau (family) into a single trust.
To enable this to occur, a standard on indexing was
set, and between 2001 and 2002, the court captured
the majority of its historical minutes which are now
available to court staff and members of the public at
any court office.
This standard syntax style is used by the Māori Land
Court to locate its historical minute books.
The Māori Land court will only make a
partition order when it is satisfied that
the partition is necessary for the effective
operation, development and utilisation of the
land, or that it effects a gift from the donor
to a member of his or her whānau. The
following points need to be considered:
• access – the area to be partitioned
should not restrict access to the rest of
the land
• the lie of the land – the area to be
partitioned should not take the entire flat
or m...
The Māori Land court will only make a
partition order when it is satisfied that
the partition is necessary for the effective
operation, development and utilisation of the
land, or that it effects a gift from the donor
to a member of his or her whānau. The
following points need to be considered:
• access – the area to be partitioned
should not restrict access to the rest of
the land
• the lie of the land – the area to be
partitioned should not take the entire flat
or m...