Trustees1 are bound by Te Ture Whenua Māori Act and the Trusts Act 2019. Both Acts set out duties and responsibilities of trustees.2 A trustee’s key role is to maximise the assets and minimise the liabilities of the trust to the best of their ability and within the law.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
INFORMATION Trusts must keep and share up-to-date and accurate information.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
This information in my view should be brought together and made available to the Māori Land Court, and then to an owner who wishes to develop his land and needs to notify owners.
We appreciate the work that you and other lawyers do for our Māori landowners, and we thank you once again for your input into this review.
Documents/Practice-notes/2023.10.17-MLC-Special-Aid-Practice-Note-FINAL.pdf (367 kb)
The Judge will need to hear all parties and will decide from the evidence and the act which view should prevail.
The Judge will need to hear all parties and will decide from the evidence and the act which view should prevail.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-title-improvement-english.pdf (385 kb)
(g) To represent the Beneficiaries and the Trust; to initiate and respond to and to represent the Beneficiaries and the Trust in respect of any proceedings or process whatsoever before any court, tribunal, inquiry, arbitration, council hearing, select committee hearing or any other forum in relation to matters that affect or are likely to affect the Trust Property or the affairs of the Trust and to represent the Beneficiaries in any matters relating t...
These rules ensure that the Act’s intent is met – to promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū6 and to facilitate the occupation, development and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners and their whānau and hapū.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners and their whānau and hapū.
Uploads/MOJ0217.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
The kaupapa of the Act is to promote the retention of Māori land in the hands of its owners and their whānau and hapū and to facilitate the occupation, development and utilisation of that land for the benefit of its owners and their whānau and hapū.
Uploads/MOJ0217-v2.1E-Maori-Land-Trusts-May19-v2-WEB.pdf (166 kb)
