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 are provided please
ensure you tick all those boxes that apply to your
application, unless you are required to select one
box, then only select the box that applies;
(iv)...
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HE TONO KIA TAUWEHEA TE TARAHITI I RUNGA I TĒTAHI
TAKE I TUA ATU I TE RĪHAINATANGA, TE WHAKANGĀ, TE
MATE RĀNEI
APPLICATION TO REMOVE TRUSTEE FOR REASON OTHER
THAN RESIGNATION, RETIREMENT, OR DEATH OF TRUSTEE
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Section 240
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Form 38A
Rule 12.8(3)
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form to remove a trustee of a Whā...
For Māori, good leadership depended upon how well those leaders responded to their people and how
well they were able to protect them and their whenua (lands).
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).
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HE TONO HEI WHAKAREREKĒ I NGA TARAHITĪ
APPLICATION TO APPOINT, REMOVE, OR REPLACE TRUSTEE OR CHANGE THE
NUMBER OF TRUSTEES
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Sections 222 and 239
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Form 38
Rule 12.8(2)
WHAT IS THIS FORM FOR?
Use this form to appoint, remove, or replace trustee or change the number of trustees of a Whānau Trust, Kaitiaki
In this case, you can talk directly to the trustees about occupying or building on the land and they can approve your plans without court involvement, if the trust order allows it. As you would with other landowners, you’ll need to provide the trust or incorporation with a sketch plan of where you want to occupy or build, a calculation of how much land you'll need, and information about how your occupation or building could benefit the other owners.
Some marae are lucky enough to be supported, at least in part, by ahu whenua land trusts which may make donations, in money or in kind, to keep the marae running.
To find out more about how to set up a trust, visit
maorilandcourt.govt.nz/your-maori-land/trusts-and-
incorporations/creating-a-trust-or-incorporation/
Types of trustees
The Act recognises 3 types of trustee.
