Contracts
are usually written, but a spoken agreement
can also be a contract.
13 A written statement that is signed and
sworn on oath and therefore able to be used
as evidence in court.
14 An obligation binding the trustee(s) to deal
with property over which they have control
(the trust property) for the benefit of the
beneficiaries.
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Māori Land Court offices
Taitokerau District
Registry Office
L2, Manaia House, Rathbone Street
WHANGĀREI 0110
DX Box AX10086, WHANGĀRE...
Types of trusts
Under Part 12 of Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993, there
are 5 types of trusts.
• Ahu whenua trust
This is the most common Māori land trust.
An administrative structure similar to a company for managing Māori land vested
in it by the Māori Land Court.
5. An order of the court that vests land interests in someone other than the existing
owner(s), therefore affecting the ownership.
6.
Land (other than Māori customary land and Crown land reserved for Māori)
that has not been alienated from the Crown for a subsisting estate in fee simple.
5. A person who has not yet reached the age of 20 years.
6.
The minimum number
of trustees for a reservation is two people (unless the trustee
is a body corporate6, such as a Māori trust board or a Māori
incorporation).
5. A subtribe or kin group that is linked by a common ancestor.
6.
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
A Special Sitting
At Rotorua
Māori Land Court, 1143 Haupapa Street, Hauora House, Rotorua
…
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
A Special Sitting
At Rotorua
Māori Land Court, Hauora House, 1143 Haupapa Street, Rotorua…
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
A Special Sitting
At Rotorua
Māori Land Court, 1143 Haupapa Street, Hauora House, Rotorua
…
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
A Special Sitting
At Ōpōtiki
Ōpōtiki District Court, Cnr Church Street & Elliot Street, Ōpōtiki…
