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APPLICATION
TO ADD, REDUCE, REPLACE OR REMOVE TRUSTEES
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 239 (Add, Reduce or Replace trustees)
Section 240 (Remove Trustees); or
Section 239 and 338(7) (Add Reduce or Replace Māori Reservation Trustees);
For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz
Form 38
Rule 12.8
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form to add, reduce, replace or (in exceptional circumstances) remove trustees of a Whānau Trust...
Back in court the following day in Nelson, Judge Reeves explained the final orders she
would make. Under s 131, she made an order determining that the residue of the
original block is Māori Freehold Land.
You will also need to provide:
a copy of their death certificate or other evidence of death
an original or certified copy of the will
written confirmation from any spouse or partner who wishes to surrender a lifetime right (if applicable)
consents agreeing to include succession by whāngai (if applicable)
a completed Whānau Trust application, draft trustorder, written consent from trustees, and minutes from the hui agreeing to constitute a Whānau Trust (if you a...
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply
to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
But a workable and popular model for kin group holding without individual shares has been found in the whānau trust. Here an individual can form the trust and appoint trustees and the shareholding, which maybe across many blocks, is held for the uri of that individual down through the generations.
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply
to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply
to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
