Discussion on the appointment of trustees to Māori land trusts
01 Feb 2012 | NewsHow prescriptive do trust orders need to be to impose minimum standards of notice for the calling of a trust’s meetings for the purpose of holding an election?
How prescriptive do trust orders need to be to impose minimum standards of notice for the calling of a trust’s meetings for the purpose of holding an election?
A formal document, signed by a judge or senior court official and stamped with the court’s official seal, to give effect to a decision of a judge of the court. 22. Owner(s) of shares of land held within a trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Uptake of this trust structure, however has been minimal.
Māori Land Court – Glossary of Terms – 21/02/2023. PAGE 3 of 15 BENEFICIARY/BENEFICIARIES Person/s who benefit from a trust.
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SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP3 10:30 AM AP-20250000001570 241/93 242/93 Aroha French He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga whenua atu i te Lake Taupō Forest Trust Removal of land interests (Tauranga Taupō 2B 1B) from Lake Taupō Forest Trust and payment of funds held in trust from Lake Taupō Forest Trust
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT SP7 11:00 AM AP-20240000011846 237/93 Lake Taupō Forest Trust Lake Taupō Forest Trust and Tauranga Taupō 2B1B Block - Seeking Directions from the Court SP8 11:00 AM AP-20230000029609 241/93 Jacqueline Gates Lake Taupo Forest Trust - Partial termination of trust in respect of Hautu 1B1B2B1E1 block SP9 11:00 AM AP-20250000001570 241/93 242/93 Aroha French He tauwehenga i ētahi pānga...
1 Notification of applications that remain outstanding in the office of the Chief Registrar, Wellington November 2025 TAKE NOTICE THAT the following schedule of applications, currently held in the Office of the Chief Registrar in Wellington, received up to the panui closing date of 10th of September 2025, are hereby notified, pursuant to rules 3.18, 5.3 and 8.2(3) of the Māori Land Court Rules 2011, as being outstanding and...
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I am very conscious from personal experience of the potential difficulties in forming a whānau trust.
the right to appear te mōtika kia tae ā-tinana third party hunga kē threshold has been met kua tau ki te taupae threshold test whakamātautau taupae tight timeframes angawā whāiti traditional tuku iho transcript tuhinga kape kōrero transfer /transferred whakawhiti 10 share hea shareholder kaipupuri hea shareholding pānga hea signing waitohutanga / hainatanga significant and irreversible prejudice tino whakahāweatanga putanga kore site visit takahi whenua sittin...
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Kuputaka-Reo-Maori-Comms.pdf (24 mb)
A vesting order can be used to transfer Māori land shares: • from one person to another on the sale or gift of the shares • to the trustee(s) 6 of the landowners • from a trustee, or representative, to the person beneficially entitled to the shares • to provide a dwelling site for an owner • between owners to facilitate a partition of the land.
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