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Many landowner journeys begin when a whānau member passes away and their land interests or shares in an incorporation are transferred to their whānau members.
Manaaki whenua, manaaki tangata, haere whakamua
Care for the land, care for the people, go forward Like the marae, Tū Atu is when manuhiri and hau kainga share kai (food). This action takes manuhiri from the state of sacredness to ordinary and is an expression of the hospitality and generosity of the hau kainga.
Secondly, their refinements to this structure, after many meetings, has created a model which better represents the grassroots “ownership” of the block. 1) The standard structure is the same:
The ahu whenua trustees are the legal “owners” of the block in dealings with third parties and must ensure compliance with the district plan, payment of local body rates etc and are responsible for the block’s services, access etc.
Management Structures
(Note: This includes all types of management structure, including Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts, Māori
Incorporations and non-Māori Land Court created structures or organisations but it does not include agencies or agents)
Rohe #
Structures
# Blks with
Structures
# Blks without
Structures
Area vested (ha) Area not vested (ha)
Taitokerau 1,117 1,498 3,930 89,114.5730 (60%) 58,744.3744 (40%)
Waikato Maniapoto 1,304 1,664...
