They have many important responsibilities to fulfil and must balance the expectations of the beneficiaries with their duties as prudent trustees. Trustees are appointed by the Māori Land Court under the jurisdiction set out in s 222 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993.
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Trusts should be reviewed regularly to ensure they are operating according to the trust order and that the trustees are working to a high standard.
Whilst you can act by majority, you all share equally in any decisions made by the trust, good or bad.
Te mahi me te kore whai hua ki a koe
Act without personal profit
You can’t benefit personally from being a trustee.
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9. Section 218 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income may be ap-
plied if provision is made in the trust order.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP14 12:30 PM AP-20240000009743 239/93
338(7)/93
Kiri Tonga,
Orael Joy
Frearson, Orael
Joy Frearson
(Te Wharewahia
& Te Kahui
Farm)
He whakarerekētanga ki ngā
tarahitī mō Opuatia Marae Trust
Judicial Conference (Replace Aaron
Tonga, Orael Frearson and Hoani
Bason with Kerry Ngataki and Lucy
Tonga as responsible trustees of the
Opuatia Marae Trust)
SP15 12:30 PM AP-20240000009747 239/93 Kiri Tonga,
O...
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP2 11:45 AM AP-20240000004382 231/93
239/93
Māori Trustee Bruce Bay Blk VII Sec 891 and Blk
VIII Secs 893-897 Karangarua Blk V
Secs 898, 899, Part 900, 2499 and
2500 Ahu Whenua Trust - Review of
Trust and replace Dorothy Fraser as
trustee and appoint Melanie Wilson
and William Wilson as advisory
trustees
SP3 11:30 AM AP-20230000020483 231/93
Māori Trustee Taieri Blk C Sub 5 - Review of trust...
MARINE PARADE, BOX 100, WAIROA. 7/12/35
Tairāwhiti 42953 Proprietors of Tawapata South 300 Childers Road, Gisborne 7/21/67
Te Waipounamu 69640 Proprietors of Te Rauone Incorporation PERPETUAL TRUST, P O BOX 3845, WELLINGTON 8/7/73
Tairāwhiti 42965 Proprietors of Te Whakaari 300 Childers Road, Gisborne 12/9/70
Te Waipounamu 39047 Proprietors of the Rowallan Alton Incorporation SECRETARY D.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP8 10:00 AM AP-20250000007256
43/93 Mervyn Wirepa
Wirepa Family Trust - Rehearing of
application AP-20240000011031 and
AP-20240000006997 - Judicial
Conference and reduce the number
of trustees due to the death of Arthur
William Waitangi Wirepa
SP9 10:00 AM AP-20250000004643
239/93 Nicole James
Wirepa Family Trust - Removal of
Samuel WiRepa as responsible
trustee
SP10 10:00 AM AP-20250000012691
238/93 Deputy...
WAIARIKI
PĀNUI
Contact Details
Office Waiariki Māori Land Court
Address 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua 3010
Mailing address DX Box JX10529, Rotorua
Phone Office 07 921 7402
Email Office mlcwaiariki@justice.govt.nz
Office hours Monday to Friday 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
(Closed on Public Holidays)
He pānuitanga tēnei kia mōhiotia ai ka tū Te Kooti
Whenua Māori ki te whakawā, ki te uiui hoki, i ngā
tikanga o ngā tono a muri ake - Nau mai, haere mai
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