Before 6 February 2021 Whānau are discouraged from building papakāinga housing on marae and other Māori reservations because an occupation license may only be granted by trustees for up to 14 years, with no right of renewal.
This does not include any distribution the Trustee may receive as a Beneficiary of the Trust. 1.9 Each Trustee must not take any reward for acting as a Trustee, but this does not affect the right of a Trustee to be reimbursed for the Trustee’s legitimate expenses and disbursements in acting as a Trustee. 1.10 The duty for Trustees to act unanimously is expressly excluded.
Trustees The Court may appoint trustees to administer a reservation.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-maori-reservations-english.pdf (389 kb)
The authority given by an owner of an interest in land to another person to vote on their behalf. trustees, a quorum11 is at least half of this total.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
I am not aware that it is. Currently trustees of Māori land assume all of the duties and obligations of trustees at general law.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Voting 3.14 Voting for election of trustees will be by a show of hands of those attending the meeting. 3.15 There will be no proxy voting.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
That Court agreed with the Māori Land Court and ordered a further meeting of owners but endorsed the Māori Appellate Court’s decision that all of the trustees were eligible for reappointment. An election was then held in October 2011 and the owners voted to replace all of the existing trustees.
Dated: / / Page 4 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 37 MĀORI LAND COURT CONTACT DETAILS This application must be lodged with the Registrar in the District in which some or all of the land is located. SCHEDULE OF TRUSTEES The following person(s) was/were elected as trustees and consent to their appointment.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (246 kb)
The Māori Land Court is notifying all owners of the above block about the following hui: Whenua: Puna-O-Maru Section 96 Date: Saturday 27 September 2025 Time: 12:30 PM Venue: Waihoa Marae 26 Māori Road Morven Waimate Kaupapa: Vote on setting aside the whenua as a Māori reservation Vote on who the class of beneficiaries will be Election of trustees Discuss access to the urupā Any questions please contact mlctewaipounamu@justice.govt.nz View t...
Page 3 For more information visit www.māorilandcourt.govt.nz MLC 07/25 - 34 CHECKLIST OF DOCUMENTS REQUIRED: List of owners present at the gathering Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees (if applicable), including any necessary whakapapa details Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer (as applicable) Minutes of the family gathering or, if no minutes were kept, a statement of t...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (192 kb)
