Toitū Te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand requires that for a document to be eligible for registration, all the trustees must sign it. If a document requires the signatures of all trustees and a majority have resolved that it should be signed, then all must sign.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
• The trustees can only grant leases or occupation licences of the land for up to 14 years including any terms of renewal.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
Where there are only two trustees, both are required for the purpose of establishing a quorum. SIGNING DOCUMENTS Trustees may sign documents by a majority (more than half of all the trustees currently appointed by the MLC) if the trustees have passed a resolution authorising the document.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
If the family of a deceased person wants to set up a whānau trust, they should obtain a copy.
If the family of a deceased person wants to set up a whānau trust, they should obtain a copy.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-succession-english.pdf (1.2 mb)
When ownership lists aren’t kept up to date and succession doesn’t occur, there can be communication problems among the living owners.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.7E-SEP21-Succession-Factsheet.pdf (355 kb)
Nominations should be made in writing, signed by the shareholder making the nomination, and accepted in writing by the person nominated.
Nominations should be made in writing, signed by the shareholder making the nomination, and accepted in writing by the person nominated.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
A written statement that is signed and sworn on oath and therefore able to be used as evidence in court.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.3E-OCT21-Transferring-Maori-Land-Shares.pdf (78 kb)
(b) The two members who witnessed the seal must also sign the mortgage documents. Whenua Māori held by the owners 12.
