The secretary for the Māori incorporation
maintains the share register by recording
any vesting orders processed by the Māori
Land Court.
Transferring Māori
incorporation shares
You may transfer your Māori incorporation
shares provided that:
• the shares to be transferred do not result
in a shareholding less than any minimum
set by the Māori incorporation
• the shares are being transferred to a
member of the preferred classes of
alienees.
(g) To represent the Beneficiaries and the Trust; to initiate and respond to and
to represent the Beneficiaries and the Trust in respect of any proceedings or
process whatsoever before any court, tribunal, inquiry, arbitration, council
hearing, select committee hearing or any other forum in relation to matters that
affect or are likely to affect the Trust Property or the affairs of the Trust and to
represent the Beneficiaries in any matters relating to the Trust Property.
CHAIRPERSON
The chairperson’s main duties are to:
• organise meetings with the assistance of the secretary
• ensure that the meeting process is followed and all matters
are attended to
• ensure that everyone is given a fair hearing
• perform their duties calmly under pressure
• endorse the meeting minutes
• perform their duties as a responsible trustee in addition to
their role as chairperson
• ensure that they do not use their position to influence
trustee voting....
If a water service provider asks for the landowner’s permission to enter the whenua and there is a disagreement, the provider and landowners go through an internal review process try and find a solution.
If the landowner does not take part or the review turns into a dispute, the water service provider can appeal to the Māori Land Court for a decision under section 166(4)(b) of the Local Government (Water Services) Act 2025 .
She has gone on to lead a number of Tribunal inquiries, including the Porirua ki Manawatū and Te Rohe Pōtae district inquiries, the Constitutional kaupapa inquiry, and urgent inquiries into claims concerning aquaculture and marine farming, Te Arawa Treaty settlement and mandating processes, Crown policy concerning Kōhanga Reo, and the Crown review of the Māori Community Development Act and Māori Wardens.
Māori incorporations are governed by the Māori Incorporations Constitution Regulations 1994 and run independently of the normal court processes that apply to trusts, but do provide annual reports to the Court.
• A whenua tōpū trust holds and manages the land for the use of hapū or iwi.
The process for constituting an ahu whenua or whenua tōpū trust is similar.
