Fenton was from time to time entrusted with special duties and responsibilities by the government. He was, for example, given the responsibility of carrying out some important negotiations with Ngāti Whakaue and other Arawa tribes at Rotorua in 1880.
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Introduction Trustees perform a vital role in the administration and management of Māori land.
If the secretary is a trustee, then they must also perform their duty as a responsible trustee.
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Furthermore, if trustees were instead appointed there would be no need to make special provision for PSGEs or Māori trusts and incorporations to take on that role as s 222(1) of the Act already permits them to be trustees.
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On this page The role of a trustee Trustee duties Trustee training The role of a trustee The role of trustees is to make decisions that benefit current landowners and future generations, while achieving aspirations for the whenua.
Where appointments are made, there is a great need for trustee training programmes to be available to ensure that new trustees understand their roles and responsibilities.
The beneficial owners will also need to nominate the trustees who are to be responsible for the urupā reservation once it is created.
C. The Trustees have acknowledged that familiarity with this Order is critical to their role as trustee.
With changes to the role of the Chief Registrar, Steve is now responsible for exercising statutory powers in accordance with the applicable Act, providing technical advice relating to Court processes and procedures and supporting the staff and managers of the Māori Land Court to enable them to deliver excellent customer service.
Trustees of pūtea trusts do not have the power to vote.
