MARAE AND MĀORI COMMITTEES The relationships between marae and Māori committees with the trustees of a reservation vary within each area.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
Marae and Māori committees The relationships between marae and Māori committees with the trustees of a reservation vary within each area.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
[NAME OF MARAE] Marae Charter 1 Name and location 1.1 The name of the marae is [ ] Marae. 1.2 It is located at [ ]. 1.3 The land on which the marae sits is a Māori Reservation set aside for the purpose of [STATE PURPOSE EXPRESSED WHEN THE RESERVATION WAS MADE]. 2 Purpose 2.1 This charter is made under the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994 to set out clearly the purpose of the marae and th...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
DEFAULT TRUSTEE DUTIES 1.1 When administering the Trust (other than when exercising a discretion to distribute Trust Property), each Trustee must exercise the care and skill that is reasonable in the circumstances, having regard, in particular: (a) to any special knowledge or experience that the Trustee has or that the Trustee holds out as having; and (b) if the person acts as a...
INDEMNITY OF TRUSTEES Each trustee or former trustee is entitled to a full and complete indemnity (being a payment to cover costs that a trustee would otherwise have to pay) from the trust assets for any liability that he or she may reasonably and properly incur or as has reasonably and properly incurred in any way, out of or in connection with that trustee
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
If the Trustees are discussing and/or deciding whether to enter into a contractual arrangement with a company that a Trustee ("Trustee X") or someone related to Trustee X has an interest in, then Trustee X has a Conflict.
The committee of management needs to know that the shares belong to the trust and that trustees have been duly appointed by the Māori Land Court.
The committee of management needs to know that the shares belong to the trust and that trustees have been duly appointed by the Māori Land Court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
Reasons to remove a member could be: • the member has failed to carry out their duties satisfactorily • the member has contravened any part of the Māori incorporation’s constitution or has acted in a manner that is not compatible with membership of the committee • it is in the best interests of the Māori incorporation that the member be removed from office. 8.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
That process was outside of the marae and a decision had to be made to provide finality.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/JWI-ACPECT-Presentation-2022.pdf (540 kb)
