I am/We are* the beneficiary/beneficiaries* of a whānau trust, [name of whānau trust],
______________________________________________________________________ which holds a beneficial
interest in the block.
2.
If you would prefer your application to be
heard in court by a Judge, please tick here:
I Te Kooti Whenua Māori o Aotearoa
The Māori Land Court of New Zealand
(please select the name of the Māori Land Court District in which you wish your application to be heard)
NAME OF DECEASED:
............................................................................................................................................................................................
If an applicant is forming a trust for
his or her children, his or her name should be the tupuna name.
3. Section 218 of Te Ture Whēnua Māori Act 1993 contains a list of Māori community purposes to which income
from the whānau trust may be applied if provision is made in the trust order.
The period covered has been one of change for the Court, with the introduction of the new PātakaWhenua system to support Court kaimahi, judges and landowners.
Governance entities In the context in which I work, we have a range of governance entities, from trusts to incorporations, but no matter what the governance structure is - whether it is an ahu whenua trust, a whānau trust, a whenua tōpū trust, a pūtea trust, a kaitiaki trust, or an incorporation - key governance skills and capabilities are required.