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and have adopted this ahu whenua/whānau trust structure. Secondly, their refinements to this structure, after many meetings, has created a model which better represents the grassroots “ownership” of the block. 1) The standard structure is the same:
The ahu whenua trustees are the legal “owners” of the block in dealings with third parties and must ensure compliance with the district plan, payment of local body rates etc and are responsible for the block’s services, access...
The 1882 statute brought all land used for burial – except urupā – under a common legal structure irrespective of how the land had come to be set aside.
Trusts
(Note: The term trusts includes all types of managementstructure, including Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts,
Māori Incorporations and non-Māori Land Court created structures or organisations but it does not include agencies or agents)
Rohe # Trusts # Blks with
Trusts
# Blks
no Trusts
Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha)
Taitokerau 1,088 1,459 3,940 88,704.9389 (60%) 59,204.1327 (40%)
Waikato Maniapoto 1,293 1,613 2,11...
Trusts
(Note: The term trusts includes all types of managementstructure, including Ahu Whenua Trusts, Whenua Tōpū Trusts, Pūtea Trusts,
Māori Incorporations and non-Māori Land Court created structures or organisations but it does not include agencies or agents)
Rohe # Trusts # Blks with
Trusts
# Blks
no Trusts
Area vested(ha) Area not vested(ha)
Taitokerau 1,088 1,459 3,940 88,704.9389 (60%) 59,204.1327 (40%)
Waikato Maniapoto 1,293 1,613 2,11...
The
witness must state his or her address and
occupation.
Committee of management
The Māori incorporation’s committee of
management is responsible for registering
the transfer against the incorporation’s share
registration, but may refuse to register if
they are not satisfied that the transferee is a
member of the preferred classes of alienee,
or if the transfer is not properly completed.
The
witness must state his or her address and
occupation.
Committee of management
The Māori incorporation’s committee of
management is responsible for registering
the transfer against the incorporation’s share
registration, but may refuse to register if
they are not satisfied that the transferee is a
member of the preferred classes of alienee,
or if the transfer is not properly completed.
The
witness must state his or her address and
occupation.
Committee of management
The Māori incorporation’s committee of
management is responsible for registering
the transfer against the incorporation’s share
registration, but may refuse to register if
they are not satisfied that the transferee is a
member of the preferred classes of alienee,
or if the transfer is not properly completed.
[NAME OF MARAE] Marae Charter
1 Name and location
1.1 The name of the marae is [ ] Marae.
1.2 It is located at [ ].
1.3 The land on which the marae sits is a Māori Reservation set aside for the purpose of [STATE PURPOSE
EXPRESSED WHEN THE RESERVATION WAS MADE].
2 Purpose
2.1 This charter is made under the Māori Reservation Regulations 1994 to set out clearly the purpose of the marae
and the role of the marae trustees in managing and running it.
2.2 The function a...
