Once the trust is entered in the share register, trustees will receive notices of Māori incorporation shareholders’ meetings.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.8E-SEP21-Maori-Incorporations-Factsheet.pdf (370 kb)
Final resolution That an application be filed with the Māori Land Court to constitute the [name of ahu whenua or whenua tōpū trust], appoint [list the full names of the elected trustees] as trustees and approve the draft trust order.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-an-ahu-whenua-trust-or-whenua-topu-trust.pdf (539 kb)
Trustees’ meetings FIRST TRUSTEE MEETING A chairperson, a secretary and a treasurer should be elected at the first trustee meeting.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/20210715-Trustees-Role-and-Duties.pdf (349 kb)
The retiring trustees shall be selected in the following order: (a) any trustee who wishes to retire and does not offer to stand for re-election; (b) the trustee who has been longest in office since his or her election, but as between persons who were elected trustees on the same day the trustee to retire is to be determined by lot.
You can attend a session if you are a newly appointed trustee, if you are thinking about becoming a trustee, or if you would like to refresh your knowledge.
The retiring trustees shall be selected in the following order: (a) any trustee who wishes to retire and does not offer to stand for re-election; (b) the trustee who has been longest in office since his or her election, but as between persons who were elected trustees on the same day the trustee to retire is to be determined by lot.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/Ahu-Whenua-Trust-Order-Template-18082025.pdf (444 kb)
Final resolution That an application be filed with the Māori Land Court to constitute the [name of whānau trust], appoint [list the full names of the elected trustees] as trustees and approve the draft trust order.
How-do-I-user-guides/How-to-constitute-a-whanau-trust.pdf (512 kb)
SCHEDULE OF TRUSTEES The following person(s) was/were elected as trustees and consent to their appointment (Signed consent can be supplied on a separate sheet if necessary - however please state the name and contact details of the trustee on this form).
Documents/Forms/MLC-Form-37-Constitute-Ahu-Whenua-Trust.pdf (272 kb)
Judge Williams’ special sitting was held at Waipapa Marae at Waipapa Taumata Rau/University of Auckland where His Honour completed his law degree.
Documents/Articles/Maori-Land-Court-Annual-Report-Matariki-2022-Matariki-2023.pdf (11 mb)
MARAE AND MĀORI COMMITTEES The relationships between marae and Māori committees with the trustees of a reservation vary within each area.
Documents/Guides-Templates-Factsheets/MOJ0217.4E-OCT21-Maori-Reservations.pdf (348 kb)
