However, if the document needs to be registered against Toitū
Te Whenua – Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) title12 to
the land, then every trustee must sign it.
In simple terms this means that the boundaries and areas of Māori land are now clearly marked, identified and registered as a certificate of title. The lists of owners have also been brought up to date and the status of Māori freehold land has been clearly identified as such on LINZ’s records.
Dated: / /
Proposed registered trust address and email address
Minutes of any meeting of owners recording decisions on details of ahu whenua trust
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This application must be lodged with the Registrar in the District in which some or all of the land is located.
Beneficiaries
1.3 The beneficiaries of this Trust are [the Tipuna and] all of the descendants of the
Tipuna (“the Beneficiaries”).
Register of Beneficiaries
1.4 The Trustees must maintain a register of the names and contact details of the
Beneficiaries.
Checklist of documents required (if applicable and available)
• List of owners present at the gathering
• Statement setting out how the alienee is a member of one of the preferred classes of alienees, including any necessary
whakapapa details
• Roll valuation or special valuation of the land and any improvements to it by a registered valuer
• Minutes of the meeting or, if no minutes were kept, a statement of the pertinent issues discussed at the meeting,
including—
• every pro...
The trustee becomes the legal owner when the order appointing them as trustee
for the land is registered against the title. The beneficiaries are called the beneficial
owners.
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