Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-36-Application-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust-202104.pdf (159 kb)
Records may be separated by type of trust, and in some cases the records of particular types of trusts may be on the personal/personalty files.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-2017-03-03-RDS-Report.pdf (1.1 mb)
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP9 10:00 AM AP-20230000022892 231/93 Lisa Marie Doig Alice Kahia and Rawiri Kahia Hapeta Whānau Trust – Review of trust SP10 10:00 AM AP-20230000022893 238/93 Lisa Marie Doig Alice Kahia and Rawiri Kahia Hapeta Whānau Trust – Enforcement of obligations of trust SP6 3:30 PM AP-20240000003837 338(5)(b)/93 Deputy Registrar Rakato B Māori Reservation - Cancel Māori Reservation (ordered at 20 Aotea MB 193 dated 22/08/91) for the...
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Conclusion The role of trustees is onerous and frequently thankless. Trustees may be held personally liable, jointly and severally, for any losses a trust may sustain and for other breaches of trust.
It is also called a trust order. A trust order sets out the general purpose of the trust and well as the responsibilities, rights, obligations, and limitations of the trustees.
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(Respondents: The trustees of Wiremu Kairau Ahu Whenua Trust) SP 5 2:00PM AP-20230000028972 A20230004072 231/93 Edith Brady Wiremu Kairau Ahu Whenua Trust – Review of trust SP 6 2:00PM AP-20240000001489 244/93 John-Henry Smith Wiremu Kairau Ahu Whenua Trust - Mimitu Ruarei 4B 2H 4B 2J and 4B 2K Block – Variation of trust SP 7 2:00PM AP-20240000001844 239/93 John-Henry Smith Mimitu Ruarei 4B2H, 4B2J, 4B2K Māori Reservation Trust
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This is the case for the largest and most successful trusts and incorporations, such as the Tuaropaki Trust and Mangatu Incorporation, right down to the smallest papakainga trusts.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
As a result of transitioning to Pātaka Whenua, reporting data could only be established up to May 2023. To provide a full year of comparative data, we are reporting from May 2022 to May 2023.
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Some marae are lucky enough to be supported, at least in part, by ahu whenua land trusts which may make donations, in money or in kind, to keep the marae running.
Trustees Where the land is vested in trustees and where the trust order 14 allows, the trustees may negotiate the terms of an easement with the interested parties.
