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Ownership interests can only be transferred outside of the PCA if members of the PCA decline to apply for those interests. If the whenua is held within a Māori incorporation and a member of the PCA declines an offer to sell or transfer incorporation shares, the incorporation can buy those land shares.
A person is unlikely to be appointed by the Court as a trustee if: You are under 18 years old, or if have been:
declared bankrupt or you are a bankrupt or a director of a company that is being shut down because of bankruptcy
subject to a No Asset Procedure administration by the official assignee
convicted of a crime involving dishonesty or fraud
removed from a trust or incorporation by us or any other court for misconduct in the management of a trust or incorporatio...
Where a determination or order has already been made by a registrar, affected
persons may also apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
External link
Succession (factsheet)
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Te whakatū i tētahi tarahiti, kaporeihana whenua rānei
Set up a trust or incorporation
Find out howto set up a whānau trust.
Since the establishment of the Native land Court 1865, we have collected and managed over 23 million documents, all of which are linked in some way to whenua and whānau Māori. Our record holds information about court decisions, and the conversations about how those decisions are made.
Where a determination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply
to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Where a detertmination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also
apply to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
Where a detertmination or order has already been made by a Registrar, affected persons may also apply
to the court to seek a review of that determination or order.
