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Māori land trusts
Māori land trusts are used to manage whenua owned by multiple people. Because Māori land can have so many owners, creating a trust can be an efficient way to make decisions about the whenua.
TE KOOTI WHENUA MĀORI
TUHINGA ĀRAHI – NAMA PŪTEA MĀ WHENUA MĀORI
PRACTICE NOTE FOR LENDING ON WHENUA MĀORI
29 February 2024
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Introduction
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Amendments to
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Changes effective from 6 February 2021
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About Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act is the primary legislation for Māori land.
The whānau trust AGMs follow the ahu whenua trust AGM i.e. they choose their representative away from the ahu whenua trust meeting, after hearing how it is being administered.
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Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Other acts and legislation
Our practice notes Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) sets out the full authority, power and limitations of the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
Kaiwhakawā Wilson Isaac
Ngāti Porou, Ngāi Tūhoe, Ngāti Kahungunu
I tohua a Kaiwhakawā Wilson Isaac ki te Kooti Whenua Māori i te 11 o Maehe 1994, ā, i tohua hei Kaiwhakawā Matua Tuarua nō te Kooti Whenua Māori i te tau 1999, hei Kaiwhakawā Matua nō te Kooti Whenua Māori i te 13 o Ākuhata 2009.
Trustee responsibilities can include:
researching options for the whenua on behalf of owners
attending regular trustee meetings to discuss and debate plans for the trust
communicating with owners and organising hui for owners or trustees to discuss plans for the whenua
visiting the whenua regularly to check on the wellbeing of the land, and
working with people involved in the whenua or trust, such as a lessee, accountant, or management team.
Pou hihiri Pou rarama Tēnā te pou Te pou herenga tangata Te pou herenga whenua Te pou ka toko Te pou ka hiki Te pou ka eke tū tārewa ki ngā rangi tāwhaowhao Ūtaina atu ngā kōrero nei Mā te pūreirei tōngakengake ki te whakahaumanu i te pou o taku whare kōrero Tōtoro te pūhina o te ata hāpara o te ata kura o te ata tū Ki ngā taiwhenua ki ngā papa kāinga ki te one e karapinepine tonu i a tātou Kia whakataukihia ‘Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua’ Ko te whakahu tenei a Te...
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