The benefits of a pūtea trust include:
interests can be pooled together to generate a more stable income and allow greater participation in land ownership and development
you can appoint one or more trustees to manage the interests across multiple blocks of land
the trust becomes the single point of contact for your interests, and
the trust is a legal entity and you can set up a bank account to hold any funds for the beneficiaries.
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Understanding partition
Types of partition
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Option three – Full partition
A full partition means some or all the new blocks may be transferred to people outside the existing
ownership, hapū or group associated with the land.
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orders made by the court or a Registrar – including:
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trust orders (names of trustees and terms of trust)
succession orders (names of successors to an estate)
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Terms of the trust order
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5. Ownership of dwellings/assets (if any)
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...1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners
19/93 Application for injunction
19(1)(a)/93 Issue injunction in respect of trespass or other...
...1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners
19/93 Application for injunction
19(1)(a)/93 Issue injunction in respect of trespass or other...
...1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners
19/93 Application for injunction
19(1)(a)/93 Issue injunction in respect of trespass or other...
...241/93
Rangi Tahere,
Debora Tahere
Kaimana and Alice Tahere Whānau
Trust - Enforcement of obligations of
trust & Termination of trust
SP11 12:30 PM AP-20230000027975
A20210003943
18(1)(a)/93 Maria Zein Paihia 1D1C1 - Determination of
ownership of a dwelling
WĀ TINA – 1:00 PM ki 2:00 PM
SP12 2:00 PM AP-20230000028220
A20110002622
338(5)(d)/93,
164/93
Te Rau Allen Rangaunu 4B - Redefine the persons
or class of persons for whose use or
benefit the reservati...
...1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners
19/93 Application for injunction
19(1)(a)/93 Issue injunction in respect of trespass or other...
...1993 | Māori Land Act 1993 or the
Māori Land Court Rules 2011
SECTION DESCRIPTION
4/55 Governor-General in council may declare land to be a Māori reserve
6/1983 Determine succession to Titi Islands lands (order)
12/75 Determination of ownership of taonga tūturu found
18(1)(a)/93 Exercise general jurisdiction of court
18(1)(b)/93 Determine the relative interests of the owners
19/93 Application for injunction
19(1)(a)/93 Issue injunction in respect of trespass or other...
