The beneficiaries are called the beneficial owners. 2. For information on trustees’ duties and responsibilities see Part 3 of the Trusts Act 2019 and Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 3.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
Trustees on ahu whenua trusts can become entrenched or be perceived to represent cliques.
In 2017 an article in Te Karaka , Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu’s on-line magazine, noted: While work is almost complete on identifying successors for the Hāwea-Wānaka block, minimal mahi has been done for the Toitoi block and almost nothing for the remaining two blocks.
(vii) Additional information – if you find that there is not enough room on the form to provide all the information you need to supply continue your application on a separate sheet of paper.
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-21-Application-for-succession2F.pdf (370 kb)
The absence of scrutiny of the report puts some responsibility back on the Māori Land Court, which deals with the Act on a daily basis, to offer an assessment of the report.
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
Any final terms of trust are subject to confirmation by the Māori Land Court in accordance with sections 214 or 244 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993. 5. A checklist of different clauses which require consideration by the beneficiaries is set out on the next page. 6.
. • Ahu whenua trust This is the most common Māori land trust.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.1E-OCT21-Maori-Land-Trusts.pdf (341 kb)
Use this form to create an Ahu Whenua Trust (a land trust) by vesting one or more land blocks in trustees to manage, as set out in a trust deed/order on behalf of the beneficial owner(s).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (121 kb)
In addition, where the Court insists on compliance with trustees’ duties adverse comment is sometimes made of the Court’s perceived unjustified intervention.
The house to which this application relates - already exists on the site; or is proposed to be built on the site 4.
