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SCHEDULE 1: MATTERS THAT MAY BE DEALT WITH BY ASSEMBLED OWNERS
Section 172, Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993:
The assembled owners of any land may consider, and, where appropriate, pass resolutions concerning, any 1 or more of the following matters:
(a) a proposal that the owners of the land or any part of it shall, either by themsleves or together with owners
Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to
manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
It is a comprehensive guide to the process
and regulations relating to the transfer of the
Māori land interests of a deceased owner to
his or her successors.
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Definition of succession
Māori land is owned by either one owner
or several owners.
It is a comprehensive guide to the process
and regulations relating to the transfer of the
Māori land interests of a deceased owner to
his or her successors.
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Definition of succession
Māori land is owned by either one owner
or several owners.
Use this form to apply to the Court for an order vesting part or all of any Māori Land or General Land owned by Māori
in an owner or a person entitled to succeed to an owner for the purpose of a house site or to confirm an existing house
site (including a house that has already been built and is located on the land).
• An ahu whenua trust holds and manages the land on behalf of all the registered owners.
• A whenua tōpū trust holds and manages the land for the use of hapū or iwi.
Use this form when transferring interests in Māori Land by sale or gift between owners in the same block, owners and
their children or owners and any other member of the preferred class of alienee.
A set of principles that form the constitution of an organisation.
14. The owner of a beneficial interest in land. Where land is vested in trustees,
the trustees own the land as legal owners on behalf of the beneficiaries.
