TRUSTEES' ROLE AND DUTIES Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court For more information, go to maorilandcourt.govt.nz Te Kooti Whenua Māori – Māori Land Court (MLC) is the New Zealand Court that hears matters relating to Māori land.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
On this page The role of a trustee Trustee duties Trustee training The role of a trustee The role of trustees is to make decisions that benefit current landowners and future generations, while achieving aspirations for the whenua.
Introduction Trustees perform a vital role in the administration and management of Māori land.
Furthermore, if trustees were instead appointed there would be no need to make special provision for PSGEs or Māori trusts and incorporations to take on that role as s 222(1) of the Act already permits them to be trustees.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
C. The Trustees have acknowledged that familiarity with this Order is critical to their role as trustee.
The Māori Land Court has no role in checking or confirming the terms of any lease.
The Māori Land Court has no role in checking or confirming the terms of any lease.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MLC-incorporations-english.pdf (856 kb)
A copy of the mortgage must be submitted to the registrar of the MLC for noting. The Court has no role in checking or confirming the terms of any mortgage.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
Delegations of authority 6.1 A chairperson who cannot attend a meeting may delegate the role to another trustee. 6.2 The trustees may co-opt people to assist them with any aspect of business, but a co-opted member may not vote.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/05-08-2025-Marae-Charter-Template.pdf (632 kb)
C. The trustees acknowledge that familiarity with this trust order is critical to their role as trustee.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
