The loss of staff has added to workplace pres- sures, often with many years of experience working for the Māori Land Court.
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The way whenua was taken care of and how Māori lived on the land changed with the introduction of laws to allow for settler ownership.
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.
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A trustee who is responsible for the administration of the trust, whether or not the trust property is vested in that trustee. 10.
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In many instances the Court must choose between appointing inexperienced trustees to manage land or making no appointments at all.
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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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.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
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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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.
Whenua Māori held by a Māori land trust 3. Where the title to the land is vested in a Māori land trust (e.g. an Ahu Whenua Trust or a Whānau Trust) the trustees can approve a mortgage against the land subject to any restrictions in the trust order (ss 147 and 150A of the Act)
