Whenua Māori Service The Whenua Māori Service can assist Māori landowners with access to information about their whenua, to explore their aspirations, to plan for whenua development, and can broker and facilitate relationships with other organisations and agencies that will assist them with their plans.
Whenua Māori Service The Whenua Māori Service can assist Māori landowners with access to information about their whenua, to explore their aspirations, to plan for whenua development, and can broker and facilitate relationships with other organisations and agencies that will assist them with their plans.
Trustee responsibilities can include:
researching options for the whenua on behalf of owners
attending regular trustee meetings to discuss and debate plans for the trust
communicating with owners and organising hui for owners or trustees to discuss plans for the whenua
visiting the whenua regularly to check on the wellbeing of the land, and
working with people involved in the whenua or trust, such as a lessee, accountant, or management team.
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Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Other acts and legislation
Our practice notes Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993
Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 (the Act) sets out the full authority, power and limitations of the Māori Land Court and the Māori Appellate Court.
A te reo Māori resource for words
used in the Māori Land Court and
the Waitangi Tribunal
Ngā Kupu Māori mō te
Kooti Whenua Māori me
te Rōpū Whakamana i te
Tiriti o Waitangi
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acting prudently mahi i runga i te āta tūpato
acting reasonably mahi i runga i te āta whakaaro
acting competently mahi i runga i te matatau ki ngā mahi
acting in good conscience mahi i runga i te whakaaro pai
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Pou hihiri Pou rarama Tēnā te pou Te pou herenga tangata Te pou herenga whenua Te pou ka toko Te pou ka hiki Te pou ka eke tū tārewa ki ngā rangi tāwhaowhao Ūtaina atu ngā kōrero nei Mā te pūreirei tōngakengake ki te whakahaumanu i te pou o taku whare kōrero Tōtoro te pūhina o te ata hāpara o te ata kura o te ata tū Ki ngā taiwhenua ki ngā papa kāinga ki te one e karapinepine tonu i a tātou Kia whakataukihia ‘Whatungarongaro te tangata, toitū te whenua’ Ko te whaka...
Māori land trusts
Māori land trusts are used to manage whenua owned by multiple people. Because Māori land can have so many owners, creating a trust can be an efficient way to make decisions about the whenua.
