If it’s necessary to renegotiate the rental over the reduced area, there may be some legal costs involved. MĀORI LAND COURT HEARING The person applying for a partition order will need to attend a hearing to explain how partition will provide for better use of the land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.5E-OCT21-Title-Improvement.pdf (357 kb)
What other modes of communication are available that trustees could reasonably expect to include as part of the notification process? How prescriptive do trust orders need to be to impose minimum standards of notice for the calling of a trust’s meetings for the purpose of holding an election?
Greg Shaw | just wanted to say n the application filed | ve mentioned the intention was to begin inspections next week and your Honour we ve been working very hard to do that However the number of inspections has grown substantially with the inclusion of the unadministered land which 1s approximately 680 blocks In fact its over doubled the amount of inspection work and as a consequence its slightly complicated the organisation of the work | can advise your Honour we are looking at potenti...
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The whānau trust AGMs follow the ahu whenua trust AGM i.e. they choose their representative away from the ahu whenua trust meeting, after hearing how it is being administered. The exception, of course, is the election of their representative on the ahu whenua trust before its inaugural AGM.
External link Succession (factsheet) (PDF 355 kb) Te whakatū i tētahi tarahiti, kaporeihana whenua rānei Set up a trust or incorporation Find out how to set up a whānau trust.
Rather, two will serve for one year, two for two years, and three for three years. To determine for how long the first seven trustees will serve, at their first meeting they will draw from a hat numbers 1, 2 or 3 (with the hat containing two Is, two 2s, and three 3s). 3.7 If any trustee resigns before serving a full term, or if a trustee passes away, the chairperson may either fill the vacancy by calling on the candidate with the next highest number of votes at the last election or...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
The hope is that you can come to a decision about how to move forward without legal involvement. This service is voluntary, so everyone involved in the dispute must all agree to take part.
To celebrate this significant occasion a special evening event was organised where women judges of the Māori Land Court and the District Court talked to Māori women practitioners about their career paths and how they became judges. The practitioners were given a chance to mingle with the judges, to ask questions of them and, just as importantly, to form connections with other women lawyers.
Trustees must not spend money unnecessarily or without proper authority, as this is a breach of the trust order. If they do, the beneficiaries have the right to hold them personally liable for any financial loss brought about by their mismanagement.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Having a conversation with your whānau about your whenua and whakapapa can be helpful before getting started. It is a good idea to ask them about: What land blocks you might be an owner in An accurate record of your whakapapa How you became an owner or beneficiary to your whenua.
