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Legislative changes affecting trusts
Effective from Waitangi Day, 6 February 2021
Updated provisions for removing a trustee
The Act now allows for the Māori Land Court to remove a
trustee if it is satisfied that they have lost the capacity to
perform their functions as a trustee, or that their removal is
desirable for the proper execution of the trust (for example
because they repeatedly refuse or fail to act as a trustee, they
become an undischarged bankrupt, or they are no longer
suitab...
At least one trustee must hold other core trust documents such
as records of the trust’s property, records of trustee decisions, and
accounting records and financial statements.
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Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
31 May 2023
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.
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Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
29 February 2024
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.
Use this form to create a Whānau Trust by vesting some or all of your interests in trustees to hold on behalf of the
descendants of a given person or tupuna (the beneficiaries)
If you are creating a Whānau Trust as part of a succession application please complete form 23.
What the Māori Freehold Land Registration Project has done has been to provide an invaluable updated base of knowledge for a new generation of policy makers keen to review and improve the manner in which owners, their whanau or hapu hold title. But the real challenge remains what it has always been for us all – the administration of Māori land and the delivery of services in accordance with the aspirations or rangatiratanga of Māori to retain, utilise and develop their land for the benef...
1
Notification of applications that have not
been finally determined
(over 6 months old)
31 May 2025
TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications are hereby notified pursuant to rule
5.
