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Interest based trusts
Tarati whānau (utu tāpae $68)
Whānau trust (filing fee $68)
A whānau trust combines the interests of a whānau (family) into a single trust.
This process is set out in the trust order.
You can submit an application to enforce the obligations of the trustees if you're unable to resolve the issues with them and you think the trustee's actions may have serious consequences for the trust.
The exception, of course, is the election of their representative on the ahu whenua trust before its inaugural AGM. Accordingly, whilst all the beneficiaries of the respective whānau trusts are also beneficiaries of the ahu whenua trust, there is no election of trustees at an ahu whenua trust AGM.
Where that land is vested in a trust or an incorporation,
such an order will only be made with the consent of the trust
or management committee, and may be made for a specified
period.
Any lessees of the block will have to be consulted with regard to the proposal as it may affect their use of the block. Similarly, any mortgagees will also have an interest in the proposal as it may affect their security over the block.
We produce our own draft order; OR YES NO
We wish to use the Court’s standard trust order. YES NO
9. Section 218 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income may be ap-
plied if provision is made in the trust order.
Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenua trust, a whānau trust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiaki trust, or an incorporation - key governance skills and capabilities are required.
Please note that research requests may take up to 10
days to complete and court staff may not be able to
locate the information or if your request requires
significant research you may be asked to undertake
that research yourself at office in which the records
are located – physical files are only available for
viewing in the office in which the are located.
Use this form to add, reduce, replace or (in exceptional circumstances) remove trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki Trust,
Ahu Whenua Trust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
