To find out more about how to set up a trust, visit maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and- incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation/ Types of trustees The Act recognises 3 types of trustee.
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Kei runga taku ingoa i te rārangi kairīwhi, me aha ahau? I’m on the list of successors, what do I do?
More information For more information about Māori Land Trusts please write to, phone, fax, email, or visit a Māori Land Court office.
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(b) To set aside cash reserves; to set aside such cash reserves as the Trustees think prudent from the net proceeds for contingencies (even if doing so will result in a distribution not being made to the Beneficiaries) or for capital expenditure or for expansion, provided that in doing so the Trustees: 12 (i) comply with their trustee duties; and (ii) consider that their decision to do any of the above will advance the Purposes of this Trust.
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Evidence supporting any allegations must also be filed. More information To find out more about Māori land trusts, go online to maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trust-and- incorporations Or you can visit your local MLC office or attend an offsite clinic.
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By doing this, your whānau members’ wishes about their land can be taken into account.
Alienation is when landowners grant certain rights of their land to another person. For example, selling land gives the new owner the ownership rights; leasing land gives the lessee a limited right to occupy land in return for payment of rent (and other conditions); mortgaging land gives the mortgagee the right to sell the land if the mortgage is not repaid (refer to section 4 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993).
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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?
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