Whenua Māori governance
Describe your understanding of matters relating to trusts, incorporations, succession, marae
structures and governance, and Māori reservations issues.
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Āhuatanga D: Te tū matatika me te hāngai ki ngā paearu
kōwhiri
Category D: Personal ethics and suitability
D1.
At the end of the hearing, the judge may:
• make the order you were seeking
• adjourn the hearing to another date and, in some cases,
another Court, if more information or evidence is needed
• reserve their decision – they will put your case aside to be
considered, and issue a written decision, at a later date
• dismiss your application – this means the judge will not
make the order you were seeking.
These are:
• to meet any costs the Māori incorporation incurs, including
any capital works or capital investment
• setting aside cash reserves
• payment of dividends to shareholders
• as authorised by a resolution of the shareholders for the
purposes specified in the resolution.
Land (other than Māori customary land and Crown land reserved for Māori)
that has not been alienated from the Crown for a subsisting estate in fee simple.
5.
Understanding of the problems encountered by whānau in managing their whenua, for example,
issues arising in trusts, incorporations, marae structures and Māori reservations issues.
Āhuatanga D: Te tū matatika me te hāngai ki ngā paearu
kōwhiri
Category D: Personal ethics and suitability
The ability to pass a criminal records check, or to show why previous criminal convictions should
not preclude the individual from approval as a mediator