Kapohia ki te tuhirau, ki te reehuiringa
Preservation of the integrity of the record, the record will prevail As a court of record, our key purpose is to accurately document the succession and management of Māori land. That information makes up the Māori Land Court record, which is the legal and official documentation of land ownership of whenua Māori.
The test call is to:
Confirm that you can join by telephone or video-conference successfully and that you can use the technology.
Confirm the court protocols.
Trustee responsibilities can include:
researching options for the whenua on behalf of owners
attending regular trustee meetings to discuss and debate plans for the trust
communicating with owners and organising hui for owners or trustees to discuss plans for the whenua
visiting the whenua regularly to check on the wellbeing of the land, and
working with people involved in the whenua or trust, such as a lessee, accountant, or management team.
You can find information on:
the current list of landowners of the block
when a person became a landowner, who they inherited whenua interests from and the type of land ownership they have
the previous landowners and line of succession, or whakapapa of the whenua.
The working list of potential owners has been updated through applications to substitute
deceased owners on the list. Succession applications are ongoing.
People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original
beneficiaries of the land.
Māori Land Court Standard Ahu Whenua/Whenua Toopū Trust
Order Checklist
The purpose of this checklist is to provide a reference to the terms within
this draft trust order which require further consideration by the owners.
