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Former Judge Layne Harvey discusses the appointment of trustees to Māori landtrusts, the ability, experience, knowledge, and acceptability of the nominees.
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori LandTrust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori LandTrust);
Ownership Only (own...
Other status types
As this update is specifically for Māori Customary Land and Māori Freehold Land it excludes the
following land status types that fall within the jurisdiction of the Māori Land Court:
Crown Land
Crown Land Reserved for Māori
General Land (which maybe vested in a Māori LandTrust)
General Land Owned by Māori (which maybe vested in a Māori LandTrust);
Ownership Only (own...
Trusts / Incorporations
(Note: # Trusts = Total Number of Trusts, # Blks with Trusts = Total Number of blocks with a trust, # Blks no Trusts = Total Number of
blocks with no trusts, Area vested(ha) = Total hectares vested in a trust and Area not vested(ha) = Total hectares not vested in any trust)
Rohe # Trusts # Blks with
Trusts
# Blks
no Trusts
Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha)
Taitokerau ...
Trusts / Incorporations
(Note: # Trusts = Total Number of Trusts, # Blks with Trusts = Total Number of blocks with a trust, # Blks no Trusts = Total Number of
blocks with no trusts, Area vested(ha) = Total hectares vested in a trust and Area not vested(ha) = Total hectares not vested in any trust)
Rohe # Trusts # Blks with
Trusts
# Blks
no Trusts
Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha)
Taitokerau ...
Trusts / Incorporations
(Note: # Trusts = Total Number of Trusts, # Blks with Trusts = Total Number of blocks with a trust, # Blks no Trusts = Total Number of
blocks with no trusts, Area vested(ha) = Total hectares vested in a trust and Area not vested(ha) = Total hectares not vested in any trust)
Rohe # Trusts # Blks with
Trusts
# Blks
no Trusts
Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha)
Taitokerau 1007...
Trusts / Incorporations
(Note: # Trusts = Total Number of Trusts, # Blks with Trusts = Total Number of blocks with a trust, # Blks no Trusts = Total Number of
blocks with no trusts, Area vested(ha) = Total hectares vested in a trust and Area not vested(ha) = Total hectares not vested in any trust)
Rohe # Trusts # Blks with
Trusts
# Blks
no Trusts
Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha)
Taitokerau 1007...
Trustee duties
Ngā mōhiotanga
Acquaintance
As a trustee you need to know:
what is being administered by the trust (any land or other assets of the trust)
the terms of trust (your powers and responsibilities under the trust order)
all the issues affecting the trust.