Discussion on Whānau Trusts
01 Feb 2013 | NewsFurther work still needs to be done. Not all of the trustees of the ahu whenua trusts have been contacted and further work is needed in that respect.
Further work still needs to be done. Not all of the trustees of the ahu whenua trusts have been contacted and further work is needed in that respect.
Where one or more of the trustees are unable or refuse to sign the mortgage documents, the remaining trustees can apply to the Court: (a) To seek directions; (b) To remove any trustees who have passed away or resigned; (c) To remove a trustee for cause for refusing to implement the majority decision; or (d) To approve the mortgage documents being signed...
The Trustee duties are the main set of rules that govern how the Trustees are to behave.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Standard-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-with-Checklist-and-Disclaimer.pdf (488 kb)
Who will mediate? Are the parties to pay for mediation themselves?
Documents/Judges-corner-articles/MLC-2014-Jun-Judges-Corner-Ambler-J.pdf (191 kb)
The trustees are. The beneficial owners have no right to instruct the trustees how to manage and deal with the trust land or property.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-12-07-Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template.pdf (398 kb)
If there are a number of transferees indicate how the blocks or shares are to be allocated e.g equally or otherwise.
Whakapapa of any person who is receiving shares in Māori land. Explanatory Notes Where undivided interests or shares in Māori land are to be exchanged the Court has no power to make an order unless the person receiving the shares in a block is either - (i) a child or remoter issue of the owner in that block of the shares to be exchanged, or (ii) a descendant of any former owner who is or was a member of the...
The parties may vary how the mediation is to operate by mutual agreement in writing.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/2021-03-12-Example-Occupation-Order.pdf (150 kb)
Some who are alter- nate judges in the Environment Court have been called upon to assist that court, and the judges who sit in the Pacific have been busy again there.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2023-Matariki-2024.pdf (11 mb)
The matters that maybe dealt with by at an informal gathering are set out in the schedule at the end of of this form HOW TO FILE AND COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION FORM (i) This form must be accompanied with the appropriate application fee and be filed with the Registrar in the District in which the land is located; (ii) Please ensure that all information required on the form is completed; (iii) Where tick boxes...
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-34-Confirmation-family-gathering.pdf (105 kb)