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The changes affect all trusts,
including Māori land trusts created through the Māori Land Court
(such as ahu whenua, kaitiaki, and whānautrusts) and existing
trusts established before the law came into force.
Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenuatrust, a whānautrust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiakitrust, or an incorporation - key governance skills and capabilities are required.
Iwi and hapū are therefore unable to fulfil their obligations as kaitiaki (cultural guardians)
towards their taonga – yet these kaitiaki obligations are central to the survival of Māori culture.
Use this form to add, reduce, replace or (in exceptional circumstances) remove trustees of a WhānauTrust, KaitiakiTrust,
Ahu WhenuaTrust, Whenua Tōpū Trust, Pūtea Trust or Māori Reservation.
Pātaka Whenua is the name of the technology
and it accurately describes its purpose as a storage
house; for the record, for landowner stories and
for whakapapa which recount the tenuous and
often tumultuous journey that Māori have had
with their whenua and whānau.
