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Where the Māori Trustee has been appointed as responsible trustee of a Māori Land Trust, we provide a range of services that support the owners and trustees, including:
Administer trusts in accordance with the trust order
Convene and facilitate owner hui, also known as meetings of owners
Provide reports and information regarding the administration of the trust and the whenua to advisory trustees and owners
Identify and undertake work to protect and enhance the whenua
Manage an...
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NOTE: Signed consents of those trustees who are retiring by rotation according to the terms of the trust order, or who were present and accepted the election process,
are not required.
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The working list of potential owners has been updated through applications to substitute
deceased owners on the list. Succession applications are ongoing.
People on this list have been determined to be entitled successors to the original
beneficiaries of the land.
Because the work of the Māori Land Court is highly regulated by the governing legislation and rules of the Court, private mediators will need to be mindful that many settlement agreements will need formal orders of the Court. For example, a private mediation appointed by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a change of status from Māori Land to General Land in their mediated agreement and expect that to be rubber stamped by the Court.
There are still enforcement issues with this process including the inability to bind third parties who are not privy to the arbitration agreement (such as banks where an order is sought freezing funds). The highlight of the Conference was hearing from His Royal Highness, Naruhito, the Crown Prince of Japan, who opened the conference.
In 2005 the Government provided over $30 million over a five year period to fund the Māori Freehold Land Project in a joint venture between the Māori Land Court, LINZ, the Ministry of Justice and TPK to ensure the registration of all Māori freehold land titles and orders with LINZ. This project was completed in March 2010.
Because the work of the Māori Land Court is highly regulated by the governing legislation and
rules of the Court, private mediators will need to be mindful that many settlement
agreements will need formal orders of the Court. For example, a private mediation appointed
by consent under the Act, cannot create an outcome whereby the parties have agreed to a
change of status from Māori Land to General Land in their mediated agreement and expect
that to be rubber stamped by the Cour...
The owners may also need to consider whether a right of way is required in order to ensure proper access to the urupā. Any lessees of the block will have to be consulted with regard to the proposal as it may affect their use of the block.
SECTION APPLICANT SUBJECT
SP17 9:30 AM AP-20240000013097 135/93 Deputy
Registrar
Hauhungaroa B – Change from
General land to Māori freehold land
Judicial Conference
The Court may convene to make
orders.
